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Emirikol said:Can a paladin worship a non-good god?
No.
This answer assumes that you're talking about a core D&D Paladin, not a UA or Dragon Paladin variant, and not an ex-Paladin (Blackguard, et. al.). It can't happen because:
(a) A Paladin who "willfully commits an evil act" immediately becomes an ex-Paladin. Worship of an evil deity is an evil act.
(b) A Paladin "will never knowingly associate with evil characters". Of course, deities are characters, too.
The example in the PHB allows for Paladins to worship Heironeous (LG) or Pelor (NG). This clearly implies that the standard divine caster restriction of one-alignment-step is in effect. I'd bet a good sum that this is how (for example) the Sage would reply if asked.