16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
Exodus 22:16
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Deuteronomy 22:28–30
28 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has viol…
Deuteronomy 22:18–20
18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him. 19 They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must no…
Deuteronomy 22:22–24
22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her, 24 you…
Leviticus 19:19–21
19 You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material. 20 If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to an…
Exodus 21:8–10
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Leviticus 21:12–14
12 He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD. 13 The woman he marries must be a virgin. 14 He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to…
Sirach 4:15–17
15 He who listens to her will judge the nations. He who heeds her will dwell securely. (WEB) 16 If he trusts her, he will inherit her, and his generations will possess her. (WEB) 17 For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways, and will bring fear and dread upon him, and… (WEB)
1 Corinthians 7:35–37
35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord. 36 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to m…
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