Old Testament
Exodus 20:3–5 (NIV)
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them…”
Leviticus 19:4
“Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.”
Deuteronomy 4:23–24
“Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God… Do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything… For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”
Psalm 115:4–8
“But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak… Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.”
Isaiah 44:9
“All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame.”
New Testament
Acts 17:29
“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.”
1 Corinthians 10:14
“Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.”
1 John 5:21
“Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.”
Revelation 9:20
“The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.”