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Deuteronomy 4:16 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 4 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”
Deuteronomy 4:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:16
The warning 'lest ye corrupt yourselves' reveals that idolatry defiles and distorts covenant relationship. The Hebrew 'shachat' (corrupt) implies moral and spiritual ruin. Creating any 'graven image' or 'similitude' violates God's revealed will, reducing the transcendent Creator to created forms. 'Any figure' emphasizes the comprehensive prohibition—no representation whatsoever, whether male, female, animal, or celestial. This absolute ban protects God's uniqueness and prevents reducing Him to manageable, controllable objects. Idolatry always diminishes God and exalts human autonomy, the essen...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 4:16
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“we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold”
“lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God”
“they became fools”
“Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:, וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֶךְ־רֵד כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃ ,And the LORD spoke unto Moses: Go”
“and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.,God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.,,,,,,,,”
“And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians”
“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?”
“and children's children”