Leviticus 18:24 “Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these t…”

Leviticus 18:24

Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

World English Bible

“‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.

American Standard Version

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;

Geneva Bible 1599

Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:

Darby Translation

Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.

Young's Literal Translation

'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

Bible in Basic English

Do not make yourself unclean in any of these ways; for so have those nations whom I am driving out from before you made themselves unclean:

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Cross references

“Defile”

Leviticus 18:30 Jeremiah 44:4 Matthew 15:18–20 1 Corinthians 3:17 Leviticus 18:6–23 Mark 7:10–23

Leviticus 18:30 · BSB

You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”

Jeremiah 44:4 · BSB

Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

Matthew 15:18–20 · BSB

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

1 Corinthians 3:17 · BSB

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Leviticus 18:6–23 · BSB

None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

Mark 7:10–23 · BSB

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

“for”

Deuteronomy 18:12 Deuteronomy 12:31 Leviticus 20:22 Leviticus 20:23

Deuteronomy 18:12 · BSB

For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.

Deuteronomy 12:31 · BSB

You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

Leviticus 20:22 · BSB

You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

Leviticus 20:23 · BSB

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

Also

Leviticus 18:3

Leviticus 18:3 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

25Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

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