Bible Verses About Having Other Gods
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for having other gods, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 282 votes, led by Exodus 20:3-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Having Other Gods
Exodus 20:3-635 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:326 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 34:1420 votes
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Joshua 23:1620 votes
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Joshua 23:7-1619 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:
Exodus 15:1115 votes
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 23:1315 votes
And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Deuteronomy 6:1415 votes
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
Matthew 6:2415 votes
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Deuteronomy 5:714 votes
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Joshua 23:713 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 18:3113 votes
For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
Isaiah 44:612 votes
Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Deuteronomy 4:2410 votes
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 10:1710 votes
For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy 32:3910 votes
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
2 Samuel 7:2210 votes
Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Jeremiah 25:610 votes
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
What does the Bible say about having other gods?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:3-6 on the subject of having other gods. Across 282 votes, 18 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:3, Exodus 34:14, Joshua 23:16. This page lists all 18 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.