'Imitate' in the Bible

You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.

“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.

They rejected His statutes and His covenant He had made with their ancestors and the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.

So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your indecent behavior.

For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: We were not irresponsible among you;

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.