Deuteronomy 6:14

14 Do not worship other gods as the people around you do,

Deuteronomy 6:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:14

Ye shall not go after other gods
To serve and worship them, and swear by them; and which indeed are no gods, only nominal and fictitious ones; idols which are nothing in the world, and ought to have no veneration and adoration given them; to go after them is to worship them, and this is to depart from the true God, and go a whoring after false deities:

of the gods of the people which are round about you;
the gods of the Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, Philistines, and Egyptians; all of which had their peculiar deities.

Deuteronomy 6:14 In-Context

12 But be careful! Do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves.

13 Respect the Lord your God. You must worship him and make your promises only in his name.

14 Do not worship other gods as the people around you do,

15 because the Lord your God is a jealous God. He is present with you, and if you worship other gods, he will become angry with you and destroy you from the earth.

16 Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.