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Deuteronomy 30:17

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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.

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 surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

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BSB
But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
KJV
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
WEB
But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away and worship other gods, and serve them,
ASV
But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
DARBY
But if thy heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and thou shalt bow down to other gods and serve them;
BLB
But if your heart turns away, so that you do not listen, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them,
ÅB
Men dersom ditt hjerte vender seg bort, og du ikke vil lyde, men lar deg forføre og tilber andre guder og dyrker dem,
OTB
Men hvis ditt hjerte vender seg bort og du ikke adlyder, og hvis du blir forført til å bøye deg for andre guder og tilbe dem,
B1930
Men dersom ditt hjerte vender sig bort, og du ikke vil lyde, men lar dig forføre og tilbeder andre guder og dyrker dem,

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 4:4

    And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

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  • Proverbs 1:32

    For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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  • Hebrews 3:12

    Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

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  • John 3:19–21

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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  • 1 Samuel 12:25

    But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

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  • Deuteronomy 17:17

    Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

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  • Proverbs 14:14

    The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

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  • 1 Kings 11:2

    Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

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