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Want to know what the Bible says about Having Other Gods? Here are 13 Bible verses about Having Other Gods from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Exodus 20:3-6 NIV
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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Joshua 23:16 NIV
If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.
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Exodus 34:14 NIV
Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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Deuteronomy 6:14 NIV
Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;
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Exodus 23:13 NIV
“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
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Matthew 6:24 NIV
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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Deuteronomy 5:7 NIV
“You shall have no other gods before me.
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Exodus 15:11 NIV
Who among the gods
    is like you, Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
    working wonders?
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Joshua 23:7 NIV
Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them.
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Psalm 18:31 NIV
For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock except our God?
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Isaiah 44:6 NIV
“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;
    apart from me there is no God.
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Jeremiah 25:6 NIV
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”
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