Psalm 16:4
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
Those who run after other gods run up a tab of tribulation for themselves. Gathering other gods is like hoarding hellfire, it is storing up wrath against yourself.
Romans 2:5
By your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
The more names you take on your lips the more blood you bring down upon your head. The more women you marry, they more you disappoint each one of them. You cannot multiply idolatries without also multiplying sorrows for yourself.
“Those that multiply gods multiply griefs to themselves; for, whoever thinks one God too little, will find two too many, and yet hundreds not enough.” — Matthew Henry, Commentary on Psalm 16:4
Where one God is not enough, two will be too many, and more too much. The one, true God has commanded us to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. There is no heart, soul, mind, or strength left for another. When you break the first commandment, you break the second. If you do not give your all to God, you give some where it doesn't belong and the moment you multiply your main efforts, you minimize your effort for any.
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