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Judges 8:27
Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
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Exodus 23:33
They must not remain in your land, or else they will make you sin against me. If you serve their gods, it will be a snare for you.”
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Deuteronomy 25:12
you are to cut off her hand. Do not show pity.
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Deuteronomy 13:8
do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
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Deuteronomy 19:13
Do not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.
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1 Corinthians 15 33
Do not be deceived:“ Bad company corrupts good morals.”
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Deuteronomy 19:21
Do not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
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Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
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Psalms 106:36
They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
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Jeremiah 21:7
Afterward— this is the LORD’s declaration— King Zedekiah of Judah, his officers, and the people— those in this city who survive the plague, the sword, and the famine— I will hand over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to their enemies, yes, to those who intend to take their lives. He will put them to the sword; he won’t spare them or show pity or compassion.’
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Deuteronomy 12:30-31
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking,‘ How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’You must not do the same to the LORD your God, because they practice every detestable act, which the LORD hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
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Exodus 34:12-16
Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land that you are going to enter; otherwise, they will become a snare among you.Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.Because the LORD is jealous for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god. He is a jealous God.“ Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.
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Judges 3:6
The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.
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Judges 2:3
Therefore, I now say: I will not drive out these people before you. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a trap for you.”
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Judges 2:12
and abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed other gods from the surrounding peoples and bowed down to them. They angered the LORD,
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Joshua 23:13-16
know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a sharp stick for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God has given you.“ I am now going the way of the whole earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.Since every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come about, so he will bring on you every bad thing until he has annihilated you from this good land the LORD your God has given you.If you break the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow in worship to them, the LORD’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly disappear from this good land he has given you.”
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Numbers 33:55
But if you don’t drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs for your eyes and thorns for your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live.