Deuteronomy 13:8

of the gods of the nations that are round about you, who are near thee or at a distance from thee, from one end of the earth to the other;

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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

7And if thy brother by thy father or mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife in thy bosom, or friend who is equal to thine own soul, entreat thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known,

9thou shalt not consent to him, neither shalt thou hearken to him; and thine eye shall not spare him, thou shalt feel no regret for him, neither shalt thou at all protect him:

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods beside me.

Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not spare him; so shalt thou purge innocent blood from Israel, and it shall be well with thee.

Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to devils, and not to God; 1 To gods whom they knew not: 1 New and fresh gods came in, 1 Whom their fathers knew not. 1

Proverbs 1:10My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, 1 Neither consent thou to them. 1

Ezekiel 9:5And he said to the first in my hearing, Go after him into the city, and smite: and let not your eyes spare, and have no mercy.

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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