Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Bible References

That

Genesis 34:2
When Hamor the Hivite's son Shechem, the regional leader, saw her, he grabbed her and raped her, humiliating her.
Genesis 39:7
Now Joseph was well built and good looking. That's why, sometime later, Joseph's master's wife looked straight at Joseph and propositioned him: "Come on! Let's have a little sex!"
Exodus 20:17
"You are not to desire your neighbor's house, nor your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything else that pertains to your neighbor."
2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon about dusk, David got up from his couch and was walking around on the roof of the royal palace. From there he watched a woman taking a bath, and she was very beautiful to look at.
Job 31:1
"I made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?
Proverbs 6:25
Do not focus on her beauty in your mind, nor allow her to take you prisoner with her flirting eyes,
James 1:14
Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.
2 Peter 2:14
With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.
1 John 2:16
For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.

Hath

Psalm 119:96
I have observed that all things have their limit, but your commandment is very broad. Mem
Romans 7:7
What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

General references

Exodus 20:14
"You are not to commit adultery.
Leviticus 18:20
"You are not to have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and thereby become ceremonially unclean with her."
Deuteronomy 5:18
""You are not to commit adultery.
Proverbs 23:31
Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

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