37  Yea, wo unto those that worship idols, for the devil of all devils delighteth in them.

  6  But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your brethren; I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world; yea, I trust that you do not worship idols, but that ye do worship the true and the living God, and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins, with an everlasting faith, which is to come.

  31  And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites; yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked; yea, the more part of them had turned out of the way of righteousness, and did trample under their feet the commandments of God, and did turn unto their own ways, and did build up unto themselves ^cidols of their gold and their silver.

  15  Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their ^cgods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

  8  Thus we see how ^aquick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity, and to be led away by the evil one.

  4  O how foolish, and how vain, and how evil, and devilish, and how ^bquick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of men; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world!