Bible Verses About Ancestral Worship
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for ancestral worship, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,109 votes, led by Deuteronomy 18:9-13. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Ancestral Worship
Deuteronomy 18:9-13122 votes
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Psalms 115:17102 votes
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
2 Kings 1:1-1862 votes
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Chronicles 33:657 votes
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
John 4:21-2447 votes
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
John 4:2441 votes
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Romans 14:1140 votes
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Joshua 24:1538 votes
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Luke 4:835 votes
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Isaiah 25:133 votes
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Joshua 23:730 votes
That ye come not 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 yourselves unto them:
Psalms 71:828 votes
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Luke 16:19-3128 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Matthew 7:724 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Deuteronomy 5:1-3320 votes
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
Psalms 63:120 votes
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalms 95:620 votes
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-1818 votes
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Romans 12:1-218 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Revelation 22:10-2017 votes
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Psalms 96:916 votes
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Isaiah 42:816 votes
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Hebrews 13:1516 votes
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Exodus 23:2515 votes
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
Proverbs 22:615 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
What does the Bible say about ancestral worship?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 18:9-13 on the subject of ancestral worship. Across 1,109 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 115:17, 2 Kings 1:1-18, 2 Chronicles 33:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.