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For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Direct Bible passage saying the gods of the nations are idols.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Direct Bible passage on gods of wood and stone.
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
Direct Bible passage on called gods and many lords.
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.
Direct Bible passage against participation with demons.
But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
Direct Bible question about where man-made gods are.
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Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
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Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
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Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
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For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
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Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Direct passage against silver and gold gods
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Direct Bible passage calling idols the work of human hands.
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
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For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
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Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
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Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Direct Bible passage about serving no-gods in pagan life.
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
Direct Bible passage about being led to mute idols.
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.
Direct Bible passage saying sacrifice was to demons, not God.
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
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For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Direct passage about demonic spirits performing signs
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Direct Bible passage that an idol is nothing in the world.
The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
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Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
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And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
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There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
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Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Short command to keep away from idols.
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Direct Bible passage rejecting images formed by man.
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
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Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
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For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
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And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
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For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
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And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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