Joshua 23:7
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7 so that you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow yourselves down to them,(A)
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Joshua 23:7
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7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them.
Exodus 23:13
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13 Be attentive to all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
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Exodus 23:13
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13 “Be careful(A) to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods;(B) do not let them be heard on your lips.(C)
Jeremiah 5:7
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7 How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
and have sworn by those who are no gods.
When I fed them to the full,
they committed adultery
and trooped to the houses of prostitutes.(A)
Jeremiah 5:7
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Psalm 16:4
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4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;[a]
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names upon my lips.(A)
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- 16.4 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 16:4
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Deuteronomy 7:2-3
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2 and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy.(A) 3 Do not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,(B)
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Deuteronomy 7:2-3
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2 and when the Lord your God has delivered(A) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(B) them totally.[a](C) Make no treaty(D) with them, and show them no mercy.(E) 3 Do not intermarry with them.(F) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
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- Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.
Exodus 23:33
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33 They shall not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”(A)
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Exodus 23:33
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33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(A) to you.”
Ephesians 5:11
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11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness; rather, expose them.(A)
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Ephesians 5:11
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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them.
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
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The Temple of the Living God
14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness?(A) 15 What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,
“I will live in them[b] and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.(B)
17 Therefore come out from them,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
then I will welcome you,(C)
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
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Warning Against Idolatry
14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C) 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]?(D) Or what does a believer(E) have in common with an unbeliever?(F) 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(G) For we are the temple(H) of the living God.(I) As God has said:
“I will live with them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”[b](J)
17 Therefore,
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- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
1 Corinthians 15:33
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1 Corinthians 15:33
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- 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
Zephaniah 1:5
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5 those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
but also swear by Milcom,[a](A)
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- 1.5 Gk mss Syr Vg: Heb their king
Zephaniah 1:5
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Proverbs 4:14
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14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 4:14
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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
Joshua 23:12
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12 For if you turn back and join the survivors of these nations left here among you and intermarry with them, so that you marry their women and they yours,(A)
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Joshua 23:12
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12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them(A) and associate with them,(B)
Hosea 2:17
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17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more.(A)
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Hosea 2:17
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