Quotes About Caution

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ëBe careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.í

But Jacob did not send Josephís brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”

and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.

But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp.

Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

and command the people: ëYou will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.

So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.

But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,

be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.

When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

You saw the abominations and idols among them made of wood and stone, of silver and gold.

But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.