Genesis 38:9

Catholic Public Domain Version

He, knowing that the sons to be born would not be his, when he entered to the wife of his brother, he spilled his seed on the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name.

Cross References

Genesis 38:10

And for this reason, the Lord struck him down, because he did a detestable thing.

Job 5:2

Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?

Deuteronomy 25:5

When brothers are living together, and one of them dies without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry another. Instead, his brother shall take her, and he shall raise up offspring for his brother.

Deuteronomy 25:6

And the first son from her, he shall call by his brother's name, so that his name will not be abolished from Israel.

Titus 3:3

For, in times past, we ourselves were also unwise, unbelieving, erring, servants of various desires and pleasures, acting with malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.

James 3:14

But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth.

James 3:16

For wherever envy and contention is, there too is inconstancy and every depraved work.

James 4:5

Or do you think that Scripture says in vain: "The spirit which lives within you desires unto envy?"

Ruth 1:11

But she answered them, "Return, my daughters. Why come with me? Do I have any more sons in my womb, so that you could hope for husbands from me?

Ruth 4:10

And Ruth, the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity, so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing."