Deuteronomy 27:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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  • Deut 22:30 : 30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.
  • Lev 20:11 : 11 And the man that lies with his father's wife has 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 commonly reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And it came to pass, when Israel lived 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, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled 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 to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned according to the birthright.
  • Ezek 22:10 : 10 In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness: in you they have humbled her who was set apart for impurity.
  • Amos 2:7 : 7 They 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 in to 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 who lies with any kind of animal. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    22Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    23Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    24Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    25Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    26Cursed be he who does not confirm 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 makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

    16Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    17Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    18Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    19Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Lev 20:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    9For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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

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

    12And if a man lies 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 lies with mankind, as he lies 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 takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned 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 uncover his father's bed.

  • Lev 18:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

    7The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

    8The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover: it is your 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 has 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 has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

    19And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister, for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

    20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he has 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 has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness: in you they have humbled her who was set apart for impurity.

    11One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

  • Lev 18:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten by your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

    12You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.

  • Lev 18:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother; you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt.

    15You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

    16You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

    17You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you 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%

    19Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

    20Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

  • Lev 19:20
    72%

    20And whoever lies carnally with a woman who is a bondmaid, betrothed to a 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 make the woman swear with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the woman, The LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh waste away and your belly swell;

  • Amos 2:7
    71%

    7They 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 in to the same maid, to profane My holy name:

  • Deut 28:18
    71%

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

  • Exod 21:17
    71%

    17And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Job 31:11
    71%

    11For this would be a heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be judged.

  • Lev 18:22
    71%

    22You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.

  • Prov 30:11
    71%

    11There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

  • Prov 20:20
    70%

    20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

  • Num 5:13
    70%

    13And a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected, though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act;

  • Lev 18:27
    70%

    27For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled;

  • Lev 24:15
    70%

    15And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.