Deuteronomy 27:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Cursed be he that lyeth with his fathers wyfe, and vnhealeth his fathers couering: and all the people shall say, Amen.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 22:30 : 30 No man shall take his fathers wife, nor vnheale his fathers couering.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers nakednesse.
  • Lev 20:11 : 11 And the man that lyeth with his fathers wyfe, and vncouereth his fathers nakednes, let them both die, their blood be vpon them.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 There goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, & suche fornication as is not named among the gentiles: that one shoulde haue his fathers wyfe.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And as Israel dwelt in that land, Ruben went and lay with Bilha his fathers concubine: And it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were twelue in number.
  • Gen 49:4 : 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not be the chiefest, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bedde: for then defiledst thou my couche with goyng vp.
  • 2 Sam 16:22 : 22 And so they spread Absalom a tent vpon the toppe of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 The sonnes of Ruben, the eldest sonne of Israel (forasmuch as he was the eldest, & had defiled his fathers bedde, his birthright was geuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel: Howbeit the genealogie is not reckened after this birthright.
  • Ezek 22:10 : 10 In thee they discouered their fathers shame, in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
  • Amos 2:7 : 7 They gape for breath ouer the head of the poore in the dust of the earth, & peruert the way of the meke: A man and his father will go in to one mayde, to dishonour my holy name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:21-26
    6 verses
    88%

    21Cursed be he yt lieth with any maner of beast: & all the people shal say, Amen.

    22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or ye daughter of his mother: and al the people shal say, Amen.

    23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe: and al the people shall say, Amen.

    24Cursed be he that smyteth his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, Amen.

    25Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to slay the soule of innocent blood, and all the people shall say, Amen.

    26Cursed be he that continueth not in all the wordes of this lawe to do them, and all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Deut 27:15-19
    5 verses
    84%

    15Cursed be the man that maketh any carued or moulten image, an abhomination vnto the Lorde, the worke of the handes of the craftesman, and putteth it in a secrete place: and all the people shall aunswere and say, Amen.

    16Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.

    17Cursed be he that remoueth his neighbours marke: and all the people shall say, Amen.

    18Cursed be he that maketh the blynde to go out of his way: and all the people shall say, Amen.

    19Cursed be he that hindreth the ryght of the straunger, fatherlesse, and widdowe: & all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Lev 20:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    9Whosoeuer he be that despiseth his father or his mother, let hym dye: for he hath deminished the estimation of his father & mother, his blood be vpon him.

    10And the man that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wyfe, euen he that breaketh wedlocke with his neyghbours wyfe, let be slayne both the adulterer and the adultresse.

    11And the man that lyeth with his fathers wyfe, and vncouereth his fathers nakednes, let them both die, their blood be vpon them.

    12If a man lye with his daughter in lawe, let them dye both of them: they haue wrought abhomination, their blood be vpon them.

    13If a man also lye with mankinde after the maner as with women kynde, they haue both committed an abhomination: let them dye, their blood be vpon them.

    14And if a man take a wyfe, and her mother also, it is wickednesse: They shall burne with fire both hym & them, that there be no wickednesse among you.

  • Deut 22:30
    80%

    30No man shall take his fathers wife, nor vnheale his fathers couering.

  • Lev 18:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6None shall approche to any kinred of his fleshe, for to vncouer their nakednesse: I am the Lorde.

    7The nakednesse of thy father, & the nakednesse of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer, for she is thy mother: therfore shalt thou not discouer her nakednesse.

    8The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers nakednesse.

  • Lev 20:17-21
    5 verses
    76%

    17If a man take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, & see her nakednesse, and she his nakednesse, it is a wicked thing, they shalbe cut of in the sight of their people: he hath vncouered his sisters nakednesse, he shall beare his sinne.

    18If a man lye with a woman hauing her natural disease, and vncouer her nakednesse, and open her fountayne, and she also open the foutayne of her blood, they shall both be cut of from among their people.

    19Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy mothers sister, nor of thy fathers sister: for he that doth so, hath vncouered his next kyn, they shal beare their misdoyng.

    20If a man lye with his vncles wyfe, and vncouer his vncles nakednesse, they shall beare their sinne, and shall dye chyldlesse.

    21If a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an vncleane thyng: he hath vncouered his brothers nakednesse, they shalbe chyldlesse.

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10In thee they discouered their fathers shame, in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

    11Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbours wife, and abhominably defiled his daughter in lawe, in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister, euen his fathers daughter.

  • Lev 18:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11The nakednesse of thy fathers wiues daughter begotten of thy father, which is thy sister: thou shalt not discouer her nakednesse.

    12Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman.

  • Lev 18:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother, that is, thou shalt not go in vnto his wyfe, whiche is thyne aunt.

    15Thou shalt not discouer ye nakednesse of thy daughter in lawe, for she is thy sonnes wyfe: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her nakednesse.

    16Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife, for that is thy brothers nakednesse.

    17Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of the wyfe and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, or her daughters daughter, to vncouer their nakednesse: For they are her kinswomen, and it were wickednesse.

  • Lev 18:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19Thou shalt also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednesse, as long as she is put apart for her vncleannesse.

    20Moreouer, thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe, to defile her with seede.

  • Lev 19:20
    72%

    20Whosoeuer lieth and medleth with a woman that is a bondmayde betrothed to a husbande, but not redeemed, nor freedome geue her, she shalbe scourged, but they shall not dye, because she was not free.

  • Num 5:21
    72%

    21(Then ye priest shal charge the woman with an othe of cursing, & the priest shall say vnto the woman) the Lorde make thee accursed and detestable for the othe among the people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, & thy belly swell.

  • Amos 2:7
    71%

    7They gape for breath ouer the head of the poore in the dust of the earth, & peruert the way of the meke: A man and his father will go in to one mayde, to dishonour my holy name.

  • Deut 28:18
    71%

    18Cursed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy lande, and the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe.

  • Exod 21:17
    71%

    17And he that curseth his father or mother, shalbe put to death for it.

  • Job 31:11
    71%

    11For this is a wickednesse, and sinne that is worthy to be punished:

  • Lev 18:22
    71%

    22Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for it is abhomination.

  • Prov 30:11
    71%

    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.

  • Prov 20:20
    70%

    20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.

  • Num 5:13
    70%

    13So that another man lye with her fleshly, and it be hid from the eyes of her husbande, and is kept close that she is defyled, and there is no witnesse against her, neither she taken with the maner,

  • Lev 18:27
    70%

    27(For all these abhominations, haue the men of the lande done whiche were before you, and the lande is defiled.)

  • Lev 24:15
    70%

    15And thou shalt speake vnto ye children of Israel, saying: Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne.