Leviticus 18:20

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:14 : 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
  • Lev 20:10 : 10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
  • Matt 5:27-28 : 27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
  • 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 [ Let] marriage [be] had in honor among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
  • Deut 5:18 : 18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
  • Deut 22:22 : 22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.
  • Deut 22:25 : 25 But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:
  • 2 Sam 11:3-4 : 3 And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.
  • 2 Sam 11:27 : 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • Prov 6:29-33 : 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry: 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. 32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul. 33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner [from his right], and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
  • Gal 5:19 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these] : fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
  • Rom 2:22 : 22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 18:11-19
    9 verses
    87%

    11The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

    13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

    14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

    15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

    17Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

    18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

    19And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

  • Lev 18:21-24
    4 verses
    82%

    21And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

    22Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

    23And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

    24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;

  • Exod 20:14-17
    4 verses
    81%

    14Thou shalt not commit adultery.

    15Thou shalt not steal.

    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

    17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

  • Deut 5:18
    80%

    18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

  • Deut 5:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

    21Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor's.

  • Ezek 18:15
    79%

    15that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,

  • Num 5:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

    13and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;

  • Lev 18:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am Jehovah.

    7The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

  • Lev 20:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

    11And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

  • Ezek 18:11
    78%

    11and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,

  • Lev 19:20
    78%

    20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

  • Num 5:20
    78%

    20But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband:

  • Prov 6:29
    77%

    29So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

  • Ezek 22:11
    77%

    11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

  • Deut 22:30
    77%

    30A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.

  • Lev 20:18-21
    4 verses
    76%

    18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

    19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

    20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Ezek 18:6
    76%

    6and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

  • Lev 19:29
    76%

    29Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

  • Lev 19:11
    76%

    11Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

  • Lev 18:27
    75%

    27(for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);

  • Lev 15:18
    75%

    18The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • Ezek 33:26
    75%

    26Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?

  • Lev 18:30
    75%

    30Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.

  • Deut 28:30
    74%

    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.

  • Lev 20:14
    74%

    14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

  • Deut 22:22
    74%

    22If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.

  • Exod 34:15
    74%

    15lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice;

  • Jer 3:2
    74%

    2Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.