Joshua 24:23
Now therefore put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Exodus 20:23(20-20) Ye shall not make with Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said unto the LORD: 'We have sinned; do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee; only deliver us, we pray Thee, this day.'
1 Kings 8:58that He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.
Psalms 119:36Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Proverbs 2:2So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment;
Hosea 14:8(14-9) Ephraim shall say: 'What have I to do any more with idols?' As for Me, I respond and look on him; I am like a leafy cypress-tree; from Me is thy fruit found.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:16-29
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord . 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord , to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which… Read the whole commentary →