Exodus 20:14
“You shall not commit adultery.
World English Bible Catholic
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 18:20“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
Numbers 5:12“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,
2 Samuel 11:4David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
Proverbs 2:15who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
Proverbs 7:18Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.
Jeremiah 29:22A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:13-18
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. We have here the laws of the second table, as they are commonly… Read the whole commentary →