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Proverbs 6:29

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So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:1Rank 1 from verse 29
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    1NOW concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

  2. 2 Samuel 12:9–10Rank 2 from verse 29
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    9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

    10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

  3. Ezekiel 22:11Rank 3 from verse 29
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    11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

  4. Leviticus 20:10Rank 4 from verse 29
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    10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  5. Malachi 3:5Rank 5 from verse 29
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    5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  6. 2 Samuel 11:3–4Rank 6 from verse 29
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    3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

    4And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

  7. 2 Samuel 16:21Rank 7 from verse 29
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    21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

  8. Genesis 12:18–19Rank 8 from verse 29
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    18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

    19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

  9. Genesis 26:10–11Rank 9 from verse 29
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    10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

    11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

  10. Jeremiah 5:8–9Rank 10 from verse 29
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    8They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.

    9Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

  11. Proverbs 16:5Rank 11 from verse 29
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    5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  12. Genesis 20:4–7Rank 12 from verse 29
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    4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

    5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

    6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

    7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

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Proverbs 6:29

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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