Deuteronomy 27:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 22:30 : 30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.
  • Lev 20:11 : 11 And 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.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 ¶ It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard [it]. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
  • Gen 49:4 : 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch.
  • 2 Sam 16:22 : 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 ¶ Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
  • Ezek 22:10 : 10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
  • Amos 2:7 : 7 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 will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:21-26
    6 verses
    88%

    21Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    22Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    23Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    24Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    25Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    26Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Deut 27:15-19
    5 verses
    84%

    15Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

    16Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    17Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    18Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    19Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Lev 20:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood [shall be] upon him.

    10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour'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.

    12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood [shall be] upon them.

    13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.

    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 22:30
    80%

    30A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

  • Lev 18:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6¶ None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.

    7The nakedness of thy father, or 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 20:17-21
    5 verses
    76%

    17And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

    18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered 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 uncovereth 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] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

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

  • Lev 18:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Lev 18:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    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, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

  • Lev 18:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19¶ Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

    20Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

  • Lev 19:20
    72%

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

  • Num 5:21
    72%

    21Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

  • Amos 2:7
    71%

    7That 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 will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:

  • Deut 28:18
    71%

    18Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

  • Exod 21:17
    71%

    17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  • Job 31:11
    71%

    11For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.

  • Lev 18:22
    71%

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

  • Prov 30:11
    71%

    11[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

  • Prov 20:20
    70%

    20¶ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  • Num 5:13
    70%

    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, neither she be taken [with the manner];

  • Lev 18:27
    70%

    27(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

  • Lev 24:15
    70%

    15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.