Deuteronomy 5:7

'Thou hast no other gods in My presence.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

In Context

6'I Jehovah [am] thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.

8'Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which [is] in the heavens above, and which [is] in the earth beneath, and which [is] in the waters under the earth;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.

Deuteronomy 11:16'Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be enticed, and ye have turned aside, and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,

Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go — Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

1 John 5:21Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.

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 →

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