Deuteronomy 29:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt. You also know how we passed through other countries on the way here. ¹⁷ You saw the statues of their gods made out of wood, stone, silver and gold. The Lord hates those statues. ¹⁸ Make sure there isn’t a man or woman among your families or tribes who turns away from the Lord our God. No one must worship the gods of those nations. Make sure that kind of worship doesn’t spread like bitter poison through your whole community.