Numbers 5:18

New Century Version

The priest will make the woman stand before the Lord, and he will loosen her hair. He will hand her the offering of remembrance, the grain offering for jealousy; he will hold the bitter water that brings a curse.

Cross References

Proverbs 5:4

But in the end she will bring you sorrow, causing you pain like a two-edged sword.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I found that some women are worse than death and are as dangerous as traps. Their love is like a net, and their arms hold men like chains. A man who pleases God will be saved from them, but a sinner will be caught by them.

Isaiah 38:17

It was for my own good that I had such troubles. Because you love me very much, you did not let me die but threw my sins far away.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your evil will bring punishment to you, and the wrong you have done will teach you a lesson. Think about it and understand that it is a terrible evil to turn away from the Lord your God. It is wrong not to fear me,” says the Lord God All-Powerful.

Leviticus 13:45

“If a person has a skin disease that spreads, he must warn other people by shouting, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ His clothes must be torn at the seams, he must let his hair stay uncombed, and he must cover his mouth.

Numbers 5:15

he should take her to the priest. The husband must also take an offering for her of two quarts of barley flour. He must not pour oil or incense on it, because this is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of remembrance. It is to find out if she is guilty.

Numbers 5:17

He will take some holy water in a clay jar, and he will put some dirt from the floor of the Holy Tent into the water.

Numbers 5:19

The priest will make her take an oath and ask her, “Has another man had sexual relations with you? Have you been unfaithful to your husband? If you haven’t, this bitter water that brings a curse won’t hurt you.

Numbers 5:22

This water that brings a curse will go inside you and make your body unable to give birth to another baby.” “ ‘The woman must say, “I agree.”

1 Corinthians 11:15

But long hair is a woman’s glory. Long hair is given to her as a covering.

1 Corinthians 11:6

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. But since it is shameful for a woman to cut off her hair or to shave her head, she should cover her head.

Deuteronomy 29:18

Make sure no man, woman, family group, or tribe among you leaves the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. They would be to you like a plant that grows bitter, poisonous fruit.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by everyone, and husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins.

1 Samuel 15:32

Then Samuel said, “Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites.” Agag came to Samuel in chains, but Agag thought, “Surely the threat of death has passed.”