Deuteronomy 20:18 “so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do…”

Deuteronomy 20:18

so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

World English Bible

that they not teach you to follow all their abominations, which they have done for their gods; so would you sin against the LORD your God.

American Standard Version

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.

Geneva Bible 1599

That they teache you not to doe after all their abominations, which they haue done vnto their gods, and so ye should sinne against the Lord your God.

Darby Translation

that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, so that ye sin against Jehovah your God.

Young's Literal Translation

so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.

Bible in Basic English

So that you may not take them as your example and do all the disgusting things which they do in the worship of their gods, so sinning against the Lord your God.

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Cross references

“That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.”

Exodus 23:33 Ephesians 5:11 Joshua 23:13 Psalm 106:34–40 1 Corinthians 15:33 2 Corinthians 6:17

Exodus 23:33 · BSB

They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Ephesians 5:11 · BSB

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Joshua 23:13 · BSB

know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this go…

Psalm 106:34–40 · BSB

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

1 Corinthians 15:33 · BSB

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 · BSB

“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Also

Exodus 34:16

Exodus 34:16 · BSB

And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17For you must devote them to complete destruction —the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,

19When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them?

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