Deuteronomy 13:8

you should neither agree with him, nor listen to him. And your eye should not spare him so that you take pity on him and conceal him.

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In The King James Version

Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

In Context

7gods from any of the surrounding nations, whether these are near or far away, from the beginning even to the end of the earth,

9Instead, you shall put him to death promptly. Let your hand be upon him first, and after that, let the hands of all the people be sent forth.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3You shall not have strange gods before me.

Deuteronomy 19:13You shall not take pity on him, and so shall you take away the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may be well with you.

Deuteronomy 32:17They immolated to demons and not to God, to gods whom they did not know, who were new and recent arrivals, whom their fathers did not worship.

Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.

Ezekiel 9:5And he said to the others, in my hearing: “Cross through the city after him, and strike! Your eye shall not be lenient, and you shall not take pity.

1 John 5:21Little sons, keep yourselves from false worship. Amen.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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