Matthew 5:28
King James Version
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.
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Matthew 5:28
New International Version
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
Proverbs 6:25
King James Version
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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Proverbs 6:25
New International Version
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
1 John 2:16
King James Version
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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1 John 2:16
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16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(A) the lust of the eyes,(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
James 1:14-15
King James Version
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
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James 1:14-15
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14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(A) evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(B) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(C)
Exodus 20:17
King James Version
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
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Exodus 20:17
New International Version
17 “You shall not covet(A) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
2 Samuel 11:2
King James Version
2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
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2 Samuel 11:2
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2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,
Job 31:1
King James Version
31 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
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Job 31:1
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Genesis 34:2
King James Version
2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
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Genesis 34:2
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2 When Shechem(A) son of Hamor(B) the Hivite,(C) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(D)
2 Peter 2:14
King James Version
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:
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2 Peter 2:14
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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D)
Romans 7:7-8
King James Version
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
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Romans 7:7-8
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F)
Footnotes
- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Romans 7:14
King James Version
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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Romans 7:14
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Job 31:9
King James Version
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
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Job 31:9
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Psalm 119:96
King James Version
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
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Psalm 119:96
New International Version
96 To all perfection I see a limit,
but your commands are boundless.(A)
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