Deuteronomy 5:7
You are to have no other gods but me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
In Context
6I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3You are to have no other gods but me.
Deuteronomy 11:16But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;
Matthew 4:10Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
1 John 5:21My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23
6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →