Deuteronomy 6:14
Ye shall not go after other gods,—of the gods of the peoples who are surrounding you;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
13Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere And him, shalt thou serve,—And by his name, shalt thou swear.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have other gods besides me.
Deuteronomy 5:7Thou shalt not have other gods, besides me:
Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse if ye, shall not hearken unto the commandments of Yahweh your God, but shall turn aside out of the way which I am commanding you to-day,—to go after other gods which ye know not.
Joshua 23:7so as not to go in among these nations, these which remain with you,—and, with the name of their gods, shall ye neither make memorial nor put on oath, and neither serve them,—nor bow down to them.
Jeremiah 7:6The sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, shall not oppress, And innocent blood, shall not shed in this place,—And after other gods, shall not walk to your own hurt,
1 John 5:21Dear children! Guard 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 →