Joshua 23:6–13

⁶Therefore, ^lbe very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, ^mturning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, ⁷ⁿthat you may not mix with these nations remaining among you ^oor make mention of the names of their gods ^por swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, ^8qbut you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. ^9rFor the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, ^sno man has been able to stand before you to this day. ^10tOne man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God ^uwho fights for you, just as he promised you. ^11vBe very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. ¹²For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you ^wand make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, ¹³know for certain that ^xthe Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, ^ybut they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.