Deuteronomy 27:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:15-22
    8 verses
    88%

    15 Cursed 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.

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

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

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

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

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

    21 Cursed be he who lies with any kind of animal. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    22 Cursed 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.

  • Deut 27:24-26
    3 verses
    81%

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

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

    26 Cursed be he who does not confirm all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Lev 20:9-14
    6 verses
    73%

    9 For 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.

    10 And 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.

    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.

    12 And 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.

    13 If 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.

    14 And 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.

  • Prov 30:11
    72%

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

  • Exod 21:17
    71%

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

  • Num 5:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

    21 Then 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;

    22 And this water that brings a curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly swell and your thigh waste away. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

  • Ezek 22:11
    69%

    11 One 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 18:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.

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

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

  • Lev 20:19-21
    3 verses
    69%

    19 And 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.

    20 And 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.

    21 And 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.

  • Prov 20:20
    69%

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

  • Deut 22:30
    68%

    30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.

  • Lev 18:7
    68%

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

  • Lev 18:17
    68%

    17 You 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.

  • Gen 27:13
    68%

    13 And his mother said to him, Let your curse be on me, my son: only obey my voice, and go get them for me.

  • Deut 28:18
    67%

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

  • Lev 18:20
    67%

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

  • Exod 21:15
    67%

    15 And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 18:22
    67%

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

  • Deut 22:22
    67%

    22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away evil from Israel.

  • Job 31:11
    67%

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

  • Lev 24:15
    66%

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

  • Judg 17:2
    66%

    2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my son.

  • Prov 31:2
    66%

    2 What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

  • Num 5:27
    66%

    27 And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled and has broken faith with her husband, that the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

  • Ps 109:14
    66%

    14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be wiped out.

  • Prov 23:22
    66%

    22 Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Gen 27:29
    66%

    29 Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.

  • Lev 19:20
    66%

    20 And 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.