Joshua 23:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ “Be strong. You must be careful to obey everything ·commanded [^Lthat is written] in the Book of the ·Teachings [Law] of Moses. Do not ·stray [^Lturn aside] from it either from the left or the right. ⁷ Don’t ·become friends [associate; mix] with ·the people living among us who are not Israelites [^Lthese nations remaining among you]. Don’t ·say [mention; or invoke] the names of their gods or make anyone swear by them. Don’t serve or ·worship [bow down before] them. ⁸ You must ·continue to follow [^Lhold fast to; cling to] the Lord your God, as you have done ·in the past [^Lto this day].