Joshua:23:6-13
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Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses ,
that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ;
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That ye come not among these nations ,
these that remain among you ;
neither make mention of the name of their gods ,
nor cause to swear by them ,
neither serve them ,
nor bow yourselves unto them :
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But cleave unto the LORD your God ,
as ye have done unto this day .
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For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong :
but as for you ,
no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day .
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One man of you shall chase a thousand :
for the LORD your God ,
he it is that fighteth for you ,
as he hath promised you .
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Take good heed therefore unto yourselves ,
that ye love the LORD your God .
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Else if ye do in any wise go back ,
and cleave unto the remnant of these nations ,
even these that remain among you ,
and shall make marriages with them ,
and go in unto them ,
and they to you :
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Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you ;
but they shall be snares and traps unto you ,
and scourges in your sides ,
and thorns in your eyes ,
until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you .