Deuteronomy 22:8

New Century Version

When you build a new house, build a low wall around the edge of the roof so you will not be guilty if someone falls off the roof.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. While he was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. She was very beautiful.

Exodus 22:6

“Suppose a man starts a fire that spreads through the thornbushes to his neighbor’s field. If the fire burns his neighbor’s growing grain or grain that has been stacked, or if it burns his whole field, the person who started the fire must pay for what was burned.

Isaiah 22:1

This is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is wrong with you people? Why are you on your roofs?

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses in Jerusalem and the king’s palaces will become as unclean as this place, Topheth, because the people worshiped gods on the roofs of their houses. They worshiped the stars and burned incense to honor them and gave drink offerings to gods.’ ”

Ezekiel 3:18

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ you must warn them so they may live. If you don’t speak out to warn the wicked to stop their evil ways, they will die in their sin. But I will hold you responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 3:20

“Again, those who do right may turn away from doing good and do evil. If I make something bad happen to them, they will die. Because you have not warned them, they will die because of their sin, and the good they did will not be remembered. But I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

Matthew 10:27

I tell you these things in the dark, but I want you to tell them in the light. What you hear whispered in your ear you should shout from the housetops.

Mark 2:4

Since they could not get to Jesus because of the crowd, they dug a hole in the roof right above where he was speaking. When they got through, they lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it.

Acts 10:9

About noon the next day as they came near Joppa, Peter was going up to the roof to pray.

Romans 14:13

For that reason we should stop judging each other. We must make up our minds not to do anything that will make another Christian sin.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Never do anything that might hurt others—Jews, Greeks, or God’s church—

Deuteronomy 22:7

You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go free. Then things will go well for you, and you will live a long time.

Deuteronomy 22:9

Don’t plant two different kinds of seeds in your vineyard. Otherwise, both crops will be ruined.

Philippians 1:10

that you will see the difference between good and bad and will choose the good; that you will be pure and without wrong for the coming of Christ;

1 Thessalonians 5:22

and stay away from everything that is evil.

1 Samuel 9:25

After they finished eating, they came down from the place of worship and went to the town. Then Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house.