Deuteronomy 23:17

God's Word

No Israelite man or woman should ever become a temple prostitute.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:24

There were even male prostitutes in the temples of idols throughout the land. The people of Judah did all the disgusting practices done by the nations that the Lord had forced out of the Israelites’ way.

1 Kings 15:12

He forced the male temple prostitutes out of the land and got rid of the idols his father had made.

1 Kings 22:46

He rid the land of the male temple prostitutes who were left there from the time of his father Asa.

2 Kings 23:7

He tore down the houses of the male temple prostitutes who were in the Lord’s temple, where women did weaving for Asherah.

Job 36:14

They die while they’re young, or they live on as male prostitutes in the temples of idols.

Proverbs 2:16

⌞Wisdom will⌟ also save you from an adulterous woman, from a loose woman with her smooth talk,

Hosea 4:14

Yet, I will not punish your daughters when they become prostitutes or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. The men go to prostitutes and offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes. These foolish people will be trampled.

Leviticus 19:29

“Never dishonor your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the country will turn to prostitution and be filled with people who are perverted.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don’t you know that wicked people won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Stop deceiving yourselves! People who continue to commit sexual sins, who worship false gods, those who commit adultery, homosexuals,

Deuteronomy 22:21

they must take the girl to the entrance of her father’s house. The men of her city must stone her to death because she has committed such a godless act in Israel: She had sex before marriage, while she was still living in her father’s house. You must get rid of this evil.

Deuteronomy 22:29

the man who had sexual intercourse with her must give the girl’s father 1¼ pounds of silver, and she will become his wife. Since he raped her, he can never divorce her as long as he lives.

1 Timothy 1:10

Laws are intended for people involved in sexual sins, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for those who lie when they take an oath, and for whatever else is against accurate teachings.

Judges 19:22

While they were enjoying themselves, some worthless men from the city surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They told the old man, the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so that we can have sex with him.”