Deuteronomy 27:23

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 20:14 : 14 And 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.
  • Lev 18:17 : 17 Thou 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:15-22
    8 verses
    88%

    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 wanr 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.

    20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    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.

  • Deut 27:24-26
    3 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Lev 20:9-14
    6 verses
    73%

    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.

    10And 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.

  • Prov 30:11
    72%

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

  • Exod 21:17
    71%

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

  • Num 5:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

    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;

    22And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

  • Ezek 22:11
    69%

    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 18:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    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.

  • Lev 20:19-21
    3 verses
    69%

    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 unc's wife, he hath uncovered his unc's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childss.

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

  • Prov 20:20
    69%

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

  • Deut 22:30
    68%

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

  • Lev 18:7
    68%

    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.

  • Lev 18:17
    68%

    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.

  • Gen 27:13
    68%

    13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

  • Deut 28:18
    67%

    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.

  • Lev 18:20
    67%

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

  • Exod 21:15
    67%

    15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

  • Lev 18:22
    67%

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

  • Deut 22:22
    67%

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

  • Job 31:11
    67%

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

  • Lev 24:15
    66%

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

  • Judg 17:2
    66%

    2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.

  • Prov 31:2
    66%

    2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

  • Num 5:27
    66%

    27And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

  • Ps 109:14
    66%

    14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

  • Prov 23:22
    66%

    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Gen 27:29
    66%

    29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

  • Lev 19:20
    66%

    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.