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Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the LORD and serve and worship other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beware that your hearts are not easily deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods, and worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Beware, lest your hearts be deceived and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Beware lest your hearts be deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away [from the LORD] and serve other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside, serve, and bow in worship to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside, worship, and bow down to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But watch out! You will be tempted to turn your backs on the LORD. And if you worship other gods, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be careful, or you'll be tempted to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not let yourselves be led away from the LORD to worship and serve other gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Be careful! Otherwise, your hearts will deceive you and you will turn away to serve other gods and worship them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves lest your heart be enticed, and you have turned aside, and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be enticed, and ye have turned aside, and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Watch ye to yourselves, lest your heart shall be enticed, and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and worship to them:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beware lest perhaps your heart be deceived, and you depart from the Lord, and serve strange gods, and adore them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be careful, lest perhaps your heart may be deceived, and you might withdraw from the Lord, and serve strange gods, and adore them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But be careful lest your heart be so lured away that you serve other gods and bow down to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Take care, or you will be seduced into turning away, serving other gods and worshiping them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be enticed, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Beware lest your heart will be enticed and you will turn away and you will serve other gods and you will worship them;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />take heed to thyself that thy heart be not puffed up, and ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3373" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">God's Great Blessings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: hiš·šā·mə·rū (V-Nifal-Imp-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">But be careful</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">that you are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: yip̄·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">enticed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·sar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">to turn aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">to worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a></span><br />You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / 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 good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></span><br />For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Jeremiah 25:6</a></span><br />Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-20</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-21.htm">1 Samuel 12:21</a></span><br />Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a></span><br />These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Psalm 106:36-39</a></span><br />They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. / They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8-9</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;</p><p class="hdg">Take heed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9,23</a></b></br> Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/21-8.htm">Luke 21:8,34,36</a></b></br> And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am <i>Christ</i>; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1</a></b></br> Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let <i>them</i> slip.</p><p class="hdg">your heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/13-3.htm">Deuteronomy 13:3</a></b></br> Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18</a></b></br> Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go <i>and</i> serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-27.htm">Job 31:27</a></b></br> And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:</p><p class="hdg">and serve</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Deuteronomy 8:19</a></b></br> And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17</a></b></br> But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-19.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/numbers/25-2.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Worshippers</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-22.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-22.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/job/31-9.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-22.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">Worshippers</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Another exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">by their own experience of God's great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">by promise of God's great blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">A careful study is required in God's words</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">The blessing and curse set before them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The cautionary tone reflects the constant threat of idolatry and the need for spiritual alertness. The Hebrew word for "be careful" implies a diligent guarding of one's heart and actions, emphasizing the importance of maintaining faithfulness to God.<p><b>that you are not enticed</b><br>The term "enticed" suggests a gradual and subtle temptation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the Israelites were surrounded by nations with different religious practices, which could easily lure them away from their covenant with Yahweh. This reflects the human tendency to be drawn to what is visually appealing or culturally prevalent, as seen in the story of Solomon, whose heart was turned by his foreign wives (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>).<p><b>to turn aside</b><br>"Turning aside" indicates a deviation from the path of righteousness and obedience to God's commandments. This phrase underscores the importance of steadfastness in one's spiritual journey. The imagery of a path is common in biblical literature, symbolizing the way of life that God prescribes, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, where God's word is described as a lamp to one's feet and a light to one's path.<p><b>to worship and bow down</b><br>Worship and bowing down are acts of reverence and submission. In the ancient world, these actions were often directed towards idols or deities, representing a transfer of allegiance. The physical act of bowing signifies a heart posture of devotion. The first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) explicitly forbids such acts towards other gods, highlighting the exclusivity of worship that God demands.<p><b>to other gods</b><br>The reference to "other gods" points to the polytheistic environment of the ancient Near East, where numerous deities were worshiped. For the Israelites, acknowledging other gods would violate the Shema, the central declaration of Jewish faith found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, which affirms the oneness of God. This phrase also foreshadows the recurring issue of idolatry in Israel's history, leading to their eventual exile, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the commandments as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/other_gods.htm">Other gods</a></b><br>Refers to the false deities worshiped by the surrounding nations, which the Israelites are warned against.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanite_culture.htm">Canaanite Culture</a></b><br>The prevailing culture in the Promised Land, known for its idolatry and practices contrary to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "enticed" (nasha) implies being deceived or led astray. Believers must vigilantly guard their hearts against influences that draw them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes precedence over God in our lives, such as money, power, or relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>The call to remain faithful to God is a central theme throughout Scripture. Our relationship with God should be exclusive and undivided.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence.htm">Cultural Influence</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were warned about the influence of Canaanite culture, Christians today must be aware of cultural pressures that conflict with biblical values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>If we find ourselves enticed and led astray, Scripture encourages us to repent and return to God, who is gracious and forgiving.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_warn_of_deceit.htm">How does the Bible warn against deception?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_marriage_fraud.htm">What constitutes marriage fraud?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._7_16_align_with_israel's_losses.htm">How can Deuteronomy 7:16’s promise of victory over enemies be reconciled with records of Israel’s military setbacks in other biblical accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_destroy_religious_objects_in_deut._7_5.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 7:5 require the destruction of religious objects, and is there any historical proof that such widespread destruction occurred?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Take heed to yourselves</span>--i.e., when you are satisfied. (Comp. <a href="/context/deuteronomy/8-10.htm" title="When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.">Deuteronomy 8:10-11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That your heart be not deceived</span>; literally, <span class="accented">lest your heart be enticed</span> or <span class="accented">seduced</span> (<span class="hebrew">יִפְתָה</span>). The verb means primarily to be open, and as a mind open to impressions from without is easily persuaded, moved either to good or evil, the word came to signify to induce in a good sense, or to seduce in a bad sense. Here the people are cautioned against allowing themselves to be enticed so as to be led astray by seductive representations (cf. <a href="/job/31-27.htm">Job 31:27</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Proverbs 20:19</a> ["flattereth"]; <a href="/job/5-2.htm">Job 5:2</a> ["silly one"]; <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But be careful</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·šā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you are not</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(pen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removal, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enticed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְתֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to turn aside</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסַרְתֶּ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to worship</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bow down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:16 Take heed to yourselves lest your heart (Deut. 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