Deuteronomy 11:16

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:23 warns against idolatry and forgetting the covenant, directly matching the warning to not serve other gods.

Deuteronomy 8:19 repeats the same warning: forgetting the Lord and serving other gods brings destruction. Same book, same theme.

Deuteronomy 13:3 expands on not listening to false prophets who entice to other gods — same context of testing.

Deuteronomy 29:18 warns against anyone whose heart turns to worship other gods — identical warning about idolatry.

Deuteronomy 30:17 again warns against the heart turning away to worship other gods — identical warning in context.

Deuteronomy 4:9 also begins 'take heed' and warns against forgetting God's works, reinforcing the vigilance call.

Deuteronomy 28:14 commands not to turn aside from God's words to go after other gods — reinforcing the same prohibition.

Job 31:27 Allusion

Job 31:27 describes being secretly enticed to worship celestial bodies — same language of secret enticement to idolatry.

Revelation 13:14 describes deception leading to worship of the beast's image — a direct parallel to being deceived into serving other gods.

1 John 5:21 Allusion

1 John 5:21 directly commands 'keep yourselves from idols' — a New Testament echo of the Deuteronomy warning against serving other gods.

Hebrews 3:12 directly warns against an unbelieving heart turning away from God — identical theme.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 warns against drifting from what was heard — same call to careful attention to avoid apostasy.

Isaiah 44:20 uses the same 'deceived heart' imagery for idolatry — the idolater feeds on ashes, deceived into serving false gods.

1 Samuel 12:20 exhorts Israel not to turn aside from following the Lord — a later application of the Deuteronomy warning.

Luke 21:8 Parallel

Luke 21:8 warns against being deceived by false messiahs — a similar 'watch out' command about spiritual deception.

Revelation 20:4 honors those who refused to worship the beast — the positive counterpart to Deuteronomy's warning against idolatry.

Luke 21:34 Parallel

Luke 21:34 warns against hearts weighed down by worldly cares — a parallel call to watchfulness against distraction.