Deuteronomy 17:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And the king must not have a lot of wives—they might tempt him to be unfaithful to the LORD. Finally, the king must not try to get huge amounts of silver and gold.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.

2 Samuel 12:11

Someone from your own family will cause you a lot of trouble, and I will take your wives and give them to another man before your very eyes. He will go to bed with them while everyone looks on.

2 Samuel 5:13

After David left Hebron and moved to Jerusalem, he married many women from Jerusalem, and he had a lot of children.

1 Kings 10:21

Since silver was almost worthless in those days, everything was made of gold, even the cups and dishes used in Forest Hall.

1 Kings 10:27

While he was king, there was silver everywhere in Jerusalem, and cedar was as common as ordinary sycamore trees in the foothills.

1 Chronicles 14:3

After David moved to Jerusalem, he married more women and had more sons and daughters.

2 Chronicles 1:15

While Solomon was king of Israel, there was silver and gold everywhere in Jerusalem, and cedar was as common as ordinary sycamore trees in the foothills.

2 Chronicles 11:21

Rehoboam had eighteen wives, but he also married sixty other women, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Rehoboam loved his wife Maacah the most,

Nehemiah 13:26

God dearly loved King Solomon of Israel and made him the greatest king on earth, but Solomon's foreign wives led him into sin.

Psalm 62:10

Don't trust in violence or depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.

Proverbs 31:3

Don't waste your life chasing after women! This has ruined many kings.

Malachi 2:15

Didn't God create you to become like one person with your wife? And why did he do this? It was so you would have children, and then lead them to become God's people. Don't ever be unfaithful to your wife.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Matthew 19:5

That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married. He becomes like one person with his wife.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to the crowd, “Don't be greedy! Owning a lot of things won't make your life safe.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

1 Timothy 6:9

People who want to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and traps. They are caught by foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.