Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 23:18 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these {are} abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
Deuteronomy 23:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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. {liketh...: Heb. is good for him}
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. {whore: or, sodomitess}
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these {are} abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
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