Bible Verses About Worship of False Gods
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for worship of false gods, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 27,713 votes, led by Exodus 20:2-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Worship of False Gods
Exodus 20:2-6944 votes
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus 20:3916 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 34:14825 votes
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
1 Corinthians 10:20814 votes
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Exodus 20:4-6777 votes
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Romans 8:7756 votes
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
John 4:24726 votes
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31711 votes
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
1 Corinthians 10:14705 votes
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
Matthew 6:21700 votes
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke 6:46691 votes
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Mark 7:9689 votes
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mark 7:7683 votes
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Deuteronomy 13:1-18674 votes
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Jeremiah 10:2-5599 votes
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Exodus 32:1-6528 votes
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Revelation 1:1362 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
1 John 1:7360 votes
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Psalms 97:7350 votes
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Matthew 15:8-9349 votes
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Exodus 23:13345 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.
Romans 1:25341 votes
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Deuteronomy 32:17339 votes
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
1 John 5:21308 votes
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Colossians 3:5302 votes
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
What does the Bible say about worship of false gods?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:2-6 on the subject of worship of false gods. Across 27,713 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:3, Exodus 34:14, 1 Corinthians 10:20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.