Deuteronomy 7:4

4for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. aThen the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you bquickly.

1 Kings 11:2-3

2from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, c“You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

Proverbs 4:23

23Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for dfrom it flow ethe springs of life.

Isaiah 29:13-14

13 And the Lord said:
Because fthis people gdraw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
14therefore, behold, hI will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and ithe wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”

Hosea 4:11

11whoredom, wine, and new wine,
which jtake away the understanding.

2 Timothy 4:10

10For kDemas, lin love with mthis present world, nhas deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,
Some manuscripts Gaul
pTitus to Dalmatia.
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