Leviticus 18:3
Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am LORD your God.
4Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am LORD your God.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,
Deuteronomy 12:4Ye shall not do so to LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 29:17and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them).
Jeremiah 10:2Thus says LORD: Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the nations are dismayed at them.
Ezekiel 23:8Neither has she left her whoredoms since Egypt. For in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity, and they poured out their whoredom upon her.
Ephesians 5:7Do not become ye therefore partakers with them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6
Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →