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1 Kings 11:1
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1 Kings 11:1
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Solomon Turns from the Lord
11 Now (A)King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,
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1 Kings 11:1
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1 Kings 11:1
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Solomon’s Wives
11 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women(A) besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites,(B) Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
Deuteronomy 17:17
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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17 And he (A)shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, (B)nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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17 He must not take many wives,(A) or his heart will be led astray.(B) He must not accumulate(C) large amounts of silver and gold.(D)
Proverbs 6:24
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Proverbs 6:24
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- Proverbs 6:24 Revocalization (compare Septuagint) yields from the wife of a neighbor
- Proverbs 6:24 Hebrew the foreign woman
Proverbs 6:24
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Proverbs 6:24
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24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.(A)
Proverbs 7:5
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Proverbs 7:5
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- Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew strange
- Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew the foreign woman
Proverbs 7:5
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Proverbs 7:5
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5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(A)
Proverbs 2:16
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Proverbs 2:16
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16 So (A)you will be delivered from the forbidden[a] woman,
from (B)the adulteress[b] with (C)her smooth words,
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- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew strange
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew foreign woman
Proverbs 2:16
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Proverbs 2:16
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16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,(A)
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
Nehemiah 13:23-27
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Nehemiah 13:23-27
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23 In those days also I saw the Jews (A)who had married women (B)of Ashdod, (C)Ammon, and (D)Moab. 24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people. 25 (E)And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. (F)And I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. 26 (G)Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? (H)Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was (I)beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin. 27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and (J)act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”
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Nehemiah 13:23-27
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Nehemiah 13:23-27
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23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married(A) women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.(B) 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language(C) of Judah. 25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(D) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(E) 26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(F) He was loved by his God,(G) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(H) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(I) foreign women?”
1 Kings 11:8
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1 Kings 11:8
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8 And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.
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1 Kings 11:8
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8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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14 The mouth of (A)forbidden[a] women is (B)a deep pit;
(C)he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
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- Proverbs 22:14 Hebrew strange
Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 5:8-20
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Proverbs 5:8-20
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8 Keep your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,
10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your (A)labors go to the house of a foreigner,
11 and at the end of your life you (B)groan,
when your flesh and body are consumed,
12 and you say, (C)“How I hated discipline,
and my heart (D)despised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
14 (E)I am at the brink of utter ruin
in the assembled congregation.”
15 Drink (F)water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
16 Should your (G)springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water (H)in the streets?
17 (I)Let them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
18 Let your (J)fountain be blessed,
and (K)rejoice in (L)the wife of your youth,
19 a lovely (M)deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts (N)fill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated[a] always in her love.
20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with (O)a forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of (P)an adulteress?[b]
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- Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20
- Proverbs 5:20 Hebrew a foreign woman
Proverbs 5:8-20
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Proverbs 5:8-20
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8 Keep to a path far from her,(A)
do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you lose your honor to others
and your dignity[a] to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich the house of another.(B)
11 At the end of your life you will groan,
when your flesh and body are spent.
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!(C)
13 I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
14 And I was soon in serious trouble(D)
in the assembly of God’s people.”(E)
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain(F) be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(G)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(H)—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
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- Proverbs 5:9 Or years
1 Kings 3:1
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1 Kings 3:1
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1 Kings 3:1
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1 Kings 3:1
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Proverbs 23:33
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Proverbs 23:33
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33 Your eyes will see strange things,
and your heart utter (A)perverse things.
Proverbs 23:33
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Proverbs 23:33
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33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
Leviticus 18:18
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Leviticus 18:18
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18 And you shall not take a woman as a (A)rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness (B)while her sister is still alive.
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Leviticus 18:18
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Leviticus 18:18
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18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(A) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
Genesis 6:2-5
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Genesis 6:2-5
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2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, (A)“My Spirit shall not abide in[a] man forever, (B)for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim[b] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
5 (C)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (D)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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- Genesis 6:3 Or My Spirit shall not contend with
- Genesis 6:4 Or giants
Genesis 6:2-5
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Genesis 6:2-5
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2 the sons of God(A) saw that the daughters(B) of humans were beautiful,(C) and they married(D) any of them they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(E) will not contend with[a] humans forever,(F) for they are mortal[b];(G) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim(H) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(I) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(J)
5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(K) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(L)
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- Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
- Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt
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