Deuteronomy 22:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ He might lie and say, ‘I married this woman, but when we had sexual relations, I found she was not a virgin. [134] ’ By saying this against her, people might think bad things about her.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ and give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And charges her with shameful things and gives her an evil reputation, and says, I took this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find in her the tokens of a virgin,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;

Common English Bible

¹⁴ He then spreads false claims about her to the point that she has a bad reputation, because he said such things as, “I married this woman, but when I went to have sex with her, I couldn’t find any proof that she was a virgin.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ and so he seeks opportunities to dismiss her, imputing a very wicked name to her by saying, 'I received this woman as a wife, and upon entering to her, I found her not to be a virgin,'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And seek occasions to put her away, laying to her charge a very ill name, and say: I took this woman to wife, and going in to her, I found her not a virgin:

Deuteronomy 22:14 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about other people. [129]

Exodus 23:1

“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, then don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue can speak words that bring life or death. And people who love to talk must be ready to accept what it brings.

Proverbs 18:8

People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.

Deuteronomy 22:13

“A man might marry a girl and have sexual relations with her. Then he might decide that he does not like her.

Deuteronomy 22:15

If this happens, the girl’s father and mother must bring the proof that the girl was a virgin to the town elders (leaders) at the meeting place of the town.

Deuteronomy 22:19

They must fine him 40 ounces of silver. [136] They must give the money to the girl’s father because her husband brought shame to an Israelite girl. And the girl must continue to be the man’s wife. He can’t divorce her all his life.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and take care of their homes. If they do this, then our enemy will not have any reason to criticize them.