Idolatry: Folly of

Scripture references

Exo 32:20 Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to
Deu 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see
Deu 32:37, 38 He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took
Jdg 6:31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal?
Jdg 10:14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your
1Sa 5:3, 4 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was
1Sa 12:21 Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or
1Ki 18:27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a
2Ki 3:13 Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each
2Ki 19:18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were
2Ch 25:15 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a
2Ch 28:22, 23 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to
Psa 96:5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the
Psa 106:20 They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
Psa 115:4, 5, 8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They
Psa 135:15–18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of
Isa 2:8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to
Isa 16:12 When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters
Isa 36:18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’
Isa 37:19 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were
Isa 40:12–26 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off
Isa 41:23, 24, 26–29 Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that
Isa 43:9 All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them
Isa 44:9–20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are
Isa 45:20 Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations.
Isa 46:1, 2, 6, 7 Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and
Isa 47:12–15 So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with
Isa 57:13 When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind
Jer 2:28 But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your
Jer 10:3–16 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from
Jer 11:12 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry
Jer 14:22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone
Jer 16:19, 20 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of
Jer 48:13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was
Jer 51:17 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to
Dan 5:23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels
Hos 8:5, 6 He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How
Hab 2:18, 19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a
Zec 10:2 For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams
Act 14:15 “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are
Act 17:22, 23, 29 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men
Rom 1:22, 23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged
1Co 8:4, 5 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is
1Co 10:19 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or
1Co 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to
Gal 4:8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature
Rev 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not