Bible Verses about “having other gods”
The Bible contains 16 verses about having other gods across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,”
“"You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
“and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.”
“for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”
“Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?”
“"But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;”
“know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.”
“that 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;”
“"Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.”
“when you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them. Then the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you."”
“but hold fast to Yahweh your God, as you have done to this day.”
“"For Yahweh has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.”
“One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.”
“Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.”
“It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you,”