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Idolatry Forbidden

Exodus 20:23

In 11 translations

BSB
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
KJV
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
WEB
You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
ASV
Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
LSV
you do not make gods of silver and gods of gold [to be] with Me—you do not make [any idol] for yourselves.
YLT
ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.
DBY
Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.ElohimElohim
DRC
You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.
GNV
Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.
JPS20:20
Ye shall not make with Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
LXXE
Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.

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Original-language editions

WLC
לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּן אִתִּ֑י אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֨סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς θεοὺς ἀργυροῦς, καὶ θεοὺς χρυσοῦς οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν αὑτοῖς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezekiel 20:39And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and…
  • Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
  • 2 Kings 17:33They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.
  • Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
  • 1 John 5:20–21And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children,…
  • Exodus 20:3–5You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship…
  • Exodus 32:31So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:21–22You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
  • 2 Corinthians 6:14–16Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a…
  • Daniel 5:4As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
  • Colossians 2:18–19Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind. He has lost…
  • Exodus 32:1–4Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of…
  • Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver…
  • Ezekiel 43:8When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have…
  • 2 Kings 17:41So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
  • 1 Samuel 5:4–5But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained. That is why, to…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • Numbered 20:20 in this edition; eBible.org places this text at Exod.20.23 in English numbering (no TVTMS rule covers this edition here).

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