Deuteronomy 13:8

you shall not consent to him nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you 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

7of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth—

9but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.

Deuteronomy 19:13Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods that they didn’t know, to new gods that came up recently, which your fathers didn’t dread.

Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

Ezekiel 9:5To the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him, and strike. Don’t let your eye spare, neither have pity.

1 John 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

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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