Leviticus 18:21
And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a ruler; and thou shalt not profane my holy name; I am the Lord.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
20And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
22And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:2Thou shalt also say to the children of Israel, If there shall be any of the children of Israel, or of those who have become proselytes in Israel, who shall give of his seed to Molech, let him be surely put to death; the nation upon the land shall stone him with stones.
Leviticus 21:6They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for they offer the sacrifices of the Lord as the gifts of their God, and they shall be holy.
Leviticus 22:32And ye shall not profane the name of the Holy One, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I am the Lord that sanctifies you,
Deuteronomy 12:31Thou shalt not do so to thy God; for they have sacrificed to their gods the abominations of the Lord which he hates, for they burn their sons and their daughters in fire to their gods.
1 Kings 11:7And thus he acted toward all his strange wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their idols.
2 Kings 16:3And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, he made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:20-30
Laws against Iniquity. ( b. c. 1490.) 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile… Read the whole commentary →