Joshua 23:6–13

⁶So be careful to obey and do everything that is written in the book of the Law of Moses. Do not neglect any part of it, ⁷and then you will not associate with these peoples left among you or speak the names of their gods or use those names in taking vows or worship those gods or bow down to them. ⁸Instead, be faithful to the Lord, as you have been till now. ⁹The Lord has driven great and powerful nations out as you advanced and no one has ever been able to stand against you. ^10*Any one of you can make a thousand men run away, because the Lord your God is fighting for you, just as he promised. ¹¹Be careful, then, to love the Lord your God. ¹²If you are disloyal and join with the nations that are still left among you and intermarry with them, ¹³you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive these nations out as you advance. Rather, they will be as dangerous for you as a trap or a pit and as painful as a whip on your back or thorns in your eyes. And this will last until none of you are left in this good land which the Lord your God has given you.