Genesis 49:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

Cross References

Genesis 35:22

Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Genesis 46:8

And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's oldest son;

1 Chronicles 5:1

And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.

Deuteronomy 27:20

Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

Deuteronomy 33:6

Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.

Deuteronomy 5:21

Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's.

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;

2 Peter 3:16

And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.