Deuteronomy 6:14
You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
In Context
13You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:7“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn away out of the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
Joshua 23:7that you not come among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves to them;
Jeremiah 7:6if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other gods to your own hurt,
1 John 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:5-17
Cautions and Precepts. ( b. c. 1451.) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine… Read the whole commentary →