Deuteronomy 22:8

God's Word

Whenever you build a new house, put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you won’t be responsible for a death at your home if someone falls off the roof.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

Now, when evening came, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the royal palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, and she was very pretty.

Exodus 22:6

“Whenever a fire starts and spreads into the underbrush so that it burns up stacked or standing grain or ruins a field, the person who started the fire must make up for the loss.

Isaiah 22:1

This is the divine revelation about the valley of Vision. What’s the matter with you? Why do all of you go up on the roofs?

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses in Jerusalem, the houses of the kings of Judah, and all the rooftops of the houses will be unclean  like this city Topheth. This is because people burned incense to the entire army of heaven and poured out wine offerings to other gods.’ ”

Ezekiel 3:18

Suppose I tell you that wicked people will surely die, but you don’t warn them or speak out so that they can change their wicked ways in order to save their lives. Then these wicked people will die because of their sin, but I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

Ezekiel 3:20

If righteous people turn from living the right way and do wrong, I will make them stumble, and they will die. If you don’t warn them, they will die because of their sin, and the right things they did will not be remembered. I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

Matthew 10:27

Tell in the daylight what I say to you in the dark. Shout from the housetops what you hear whispered.

Mark 2:4

Since they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where Jesus was. Then they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Acts 10:9

Around noon the next day, while Cornelius’ men were on their way and coming close to Joppa, Peter went on the roof to pray.

Romans 14:13

So let’s stop criticizing each other. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make other Christians have doubts or lose their faith.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Don’t cause others to stumble, whether they are Jewish, Greek, or members of God’s church.

Deuteronomy 22:7

You may take the chicks, but make sure you let the mother go. Then things will go well for you, and you will live for a long time.

Deuteronomy 22:9

Never plant anything between the rows in your vineyard. Otherwise, you will have to give everything that grows there to the holy place. This includes the crop you planted and the grapes from the vineyard.

Philippians 1:10

That way you will be able to determine what is best and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Keep away from every kind of evil.

1 Samuel 9:25

Then they left the worship site for the city. They spread blankets on the roof for Saul, and he slept there.