Deuteronomy 23:17
There shall be no prostitute amongst the daughters of Israel, nor any Sodomite amongst the sons of Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 19:4Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.
Deuteronomy 22:21then they shall bring out the damsel unto the entrance of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought infamy in Israel, committing fornication in her father's house; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
Judges 19:22They were making their hearts merry, when behold, the men of the city, sons of Belial, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
1 Kings 15:12And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.
2 Kings 23:7And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.
Romans 1:26For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:16-25
Protection of Fugitives; The Law Concerning Usury. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for… Read the whole commentary →