Genesis 38:9

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

And he knew that sons should not be born to him; and he entered [in] to the wife of his brother, and shedded his seed into the earth, lest the free children should be born by the name of the dead brother;

Cross References

Genesis 38:10

and therefore the Lord smote him, for he did abominable thing.

Job 5:2

Wrathfulness slayeth a fond [or foolish] man, and envy slayeth a little child.

Proverbs 27:4

Ire [or Wrath] hath no mercy, and strong vengeance breaking out hath no mercy; and who may suffer the fierceness of a spirit stirred?

Deuteronomy 25:5

When brethren dwell together, and one of them is dead without free children, the wife of the dead brother shall not be wedded to another man, but his brother shall take her, and he shall raise the seed of his brother.

Deuteronomy 25:6

And he shall call her first begotten son by his name, that is, of the dead brother, that his name be not done away from Israel.

Titus 3:3

For we were sometime unwise, unbelieveful, erring, and serving to desires, and to diverse lusts, doing in malice and envy, worthy to be hated, hating each other.

James 3:14

That if ye have bitter envy, and strivings [or strives] be in your hearts, do not ye have glory, and be liars against the truth.

James 3:16

For where is envy and strife, there is unsteadfastness and all shrewd work.

James 4:5

Whether ye guess, that the scripture saith vainly, The spirit that dwelleth in you, coveteth to envy?

Ruth 1:11

To whom she answered, My daughters, turn ye again, why come ye with me? I have no more sons in my womb, that ye may hope husbands of me;

Ruth 4:10

and that I have taken into wedlock Ruth of Moab, the wife of Mahlon, that I raise up the name of the dead man in his heritage; lest his name be done away from his meine, and from his brethren, and his people. Ye, he said, be witnesses of this thing.