Deuteronomy 5:7
“You shall have no other gods before me.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
In Context
6“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 11:16Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them;
Matthew 4:10Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
1 John 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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 →