Healthy Marriage

Deuteronomy 23:17-18   New International Version   17 No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute. 18 You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because...

Marriage

Deuteronomy 22:13-30   New International Version   Marriage Violations 13 If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her 14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of...

God’s Laws Teach, Protect, and Help

Deuteronomy 22:8-11   New International Version   8 When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof. 9 Do not plant two kinds of seed in your vineyard; if you do,...

Help Is Available

Deuteronomy 22:5   New International Version   5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this. This verse commands men and women not to reverse their sexual roles. It is not a statement about...

Return What Does Not Belong To You

Deuteronomy 22:1-4   New International Version   22 If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 2 If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it...