Question 139

Proverbs 5:7

^5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

^5:7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.

Hebrews 13:4

^13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

^13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Galatians 5:19

^5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

^5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

2 Samuel 13:14

^13:14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

^13:14 But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.

1 Corinthians 5:1

^5:1 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.

^5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father's wife.

Romans 1:24; Romans 1:26–27

^1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: ^1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: ^1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

^1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. ^1:26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ^1:27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Leviticus 20:15–16

^20:15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. ^20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

^20:15 If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal. ^20:16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Matthew 5:28

^5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

^5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:19

^15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

^15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Colossians 3:5

^3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

^3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 5:3–4

^5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; ^5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

^5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. ^5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 7:21–22

^7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. ^7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. ^7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

^7:5 that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. ^7:21 With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. ^7:22 He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,

Isaiah 3:16

^3:16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

^3:16 The LORD also says: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty-walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles-

2 Peter 2:14

^2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

^2:14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

Proverbs 7:10; Proverbs 7:13

^7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. ^7:13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

^7:10 Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. ^7:13 She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:

1 Timothy 4:3

^4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

^4:3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Leviticus 18:1–21

^18:1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, ^18:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. ^18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. ^18:4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. ^18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord. ^18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord. ^18:7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. ^18:8 The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness. ^18:9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. ^18:10 The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. ^18:11 The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. ^18:12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman. ^18:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman. ^18:14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. ^18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. ^18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness. ^18:17 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. ^18:18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. ^18:19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. ^18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her. ^18:21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

^18:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, ^18:2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God. ^18:3 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs. ^18:4 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. ^18:5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD. ^18:6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD. ^18:7 You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her. ^18:8 You must not have sexual relations with your father's wife; it would dishonor your father. ^18:9 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. ^18:10 You must not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for that would shame your family. ^18:11 You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife, born to your father; she is your sister. ^18:12 You must not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative. ^18:13 You must not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative. ^18:14 You must not dishonor your father's brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt. ^18:15 You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her. ^18:16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would shame your brother. ^18:17 You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved. ^18:18 You must not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive. ^18:19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period. ^18:20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife and thus defile yourself with her. ^18:21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Mark 6:18

^6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

^6:18 For John had been telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife!"

Malachi 2:11–12

^2:11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. ^2:12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.

^2:11 Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD's beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. ^2:12 As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware-even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

1 Kings 15:12

^15:12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

^15:12 He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

2 Kings 23:7

^23:7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

^23:7 He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.

Deuteronomy 23:17–18

^23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. ^23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

^23:17 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. ^23:18 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:29

^19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

^19:29 You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

Jeremiah 5:7

^5:7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

^5:7 "Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.

Proverbs 7:24–27

^7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. ^7:25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. ^7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. ^7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

^7:24 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. ^7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. ^7:26 For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. ^7:27 Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

Matthew 19:10–11

^19:10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. ^19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

^19:10 His disciples said to Him, "If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry." ^19:11 "Not everyone can accept this word," He replied, "but only those to whom it has been given.

1 Corinthians 7:7–9

^7:7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. ^7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. ^7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

^7:7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. ^7:8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. ^7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Genesis 38:26

^38:26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

^38:26 Judah recognized the items and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not have relations with her again.

Malachi 2:14–15

^2:14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. ^2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

^2:14 Yet you ask, "Why?" It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. ^2:15 Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:5

^19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

^19:5 and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

Malachi 2:16

^2:16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

^2:16 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel. "He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence," says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Matthew 5:32

^5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

^5:32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:12–13

^7:12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. ^7:13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

^7:12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ^7:13 And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

Ezekiel 16:49

^16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

^16:49 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.

Proverbs 23:30–33

^23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. ^23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. ^23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. ^23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

^23:30 Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. ^23:31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ^23:32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. ^23:33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.

Genesis 39:10

^39:10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

^39:10 Although Potiphar's wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

Proverbs 5:8

^5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

^5:8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

Ephesians 5:4

^5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

^5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

Ezekiel 23:14–16

^23:14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, ^23:15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: ^23:16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

^23:14 But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion, ^23:15 wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. ^23:16 At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Isaiah 23:15–17

^23:15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. ^23:16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. ^23:17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

^23:15 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years-the span of a king's life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: ^23:16 "Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered." ^23:17 And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

Isaiah 3:16

^3:16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

^3:16 The LORD also says: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty-walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles-

Mark 6:22

^6:22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

^6:22 When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you."

1 Peter 4:3

^4:3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

^4:3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

2 Kings 9:30

^9:30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

^9:30 Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

Jeremiah 4:30

^4:30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

^4:30 And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

Ezekiel 23:40

^23:40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

^23:40 Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.