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Deuteronomy 23:18 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 23 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 23:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 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.This verse prohibits using money from morally tainted sources for religious offerings. The 'hire of a whore' (etnan zonah) refers to prostitution proceeds, while 'price of a dog' (mehir kelev) likely means either literal dog sale proceeds (dogs being unclean animals) or euphemistically refers to male prostitutes' earnings ('dog' being a derogatory term for sodomites, compare Revelation 22:15). God refused offerings purchased ...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 23:18
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“beware of the evil workers”
“the sorcerers”
“they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs”
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.”
“so is a fool who repeats his folly.”
“The dog turns to his own vomit again,{Proverbs 26:11} and the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
“and who cannot look on perversity”
“and bribe them”