Job 31:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

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.
Deut 22:22-24 : 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. 23 If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 24 then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Job 31:28 : 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
Gen 38:24 : 24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Gen 39:9 : 9 he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Exod 20:14 : 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Gen 20:9 : 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Gen 26:10 : 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
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.
Ezek 16:38 : 38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of wrath and jealousy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Job 31:10
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10Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
Job 31:12
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12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
Job 31:28
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28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
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10In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
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.
Num 5:12-13
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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;
Ezek 16:32
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32A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Deut 22:24
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24then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Deut 22:21-22
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21then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
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.
Num 5:29
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29This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled;
Jer 11:15
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15What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness [with] many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
Ezek 18:11
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11and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
Deut 17:4-5
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4and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,
5then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them to death with stones.
Deut 13:11
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11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do not more any such wickedness as this is in the middle of you.
Lev 20:10-11
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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.
2 Sam 12:11
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11Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Ezek 23:45
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45And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, and with the judgment of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
Deut 22:13-14
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13If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
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Job 31:3
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3Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
Deut 22:18
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18And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
Lev 20:14
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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 25:12
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12then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.
Ezek 16:38
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38And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of wrath and jealousy.
Prov 6:29
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29So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.
Amos 2:7
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7they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name:
Deut 27:19-20
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19Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Mal 2:11
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11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.
Num 5:20
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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:
Jer 3:9
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9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
Lev 19:20
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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.
Isa 3:11
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11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
Deut 17:2
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Prov 5:9
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9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
Num 5:31
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31And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.
Deut 25:16
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16For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Jer 5:30
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30A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
Prov 30:23
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23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Prov 16:12
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12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
Zech 5:8
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Job 36:17
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17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
Exod 22:24
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24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Prov 6:33
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33Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Ezek 23:10
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10These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.
Deut 25:2
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2and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.