Deuteronomy 30:17

But, if thy heart shall turn away, and thou wilt, not hearken,—but shalt be drawn away, and shalt bow thyself down to other gods and serve them,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

In Context

16for thou must keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Yahweh thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes, and his regulations,—so shalt thou live and multiply, and Yahweh thy God will bless thee, in the land which thou art entering to possess.

18I declare unto you, to-day, that ye shall perish,—ye shall not prolong your days, upon the soil which thou art passing over the Jordan to enter and possess.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17Neither shall he multiply to himself wives, that his heart turn not aside,—nor silver and gold, shall he multiply to himself greatly.

Joshua 22:15So they came in unto the sons of Reuben and unto the sons of Gad and unto the half tribe of Manasseh, within the land of Gilead,—and spake with them, saying:

1 Samuel 12:25But, if ye, will do wrong, both ye and your king shall be swept away.

Proverbs 1:32For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them,—and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.

John 3:19And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world,—and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works.

Hebrews 3:12Be taking heed, brethren, lest at any time, there shall be in any one of you, a wicked heart of unbelief, in revolting from a Living God.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 30:16-20

15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall… Read the whole commentary →

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