And the contrary is in thee from {other} women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: {adultery: Gr. an adulteress}

And when she had brought {them} unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

For all that {is} in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

{But as} a wife that committeth adultery, {which} taketh strangers instead of her husband!

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians {her} neighbours,

She doted upon the Assyrians {her} neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.

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

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

To deliver thee from the strange woman, {even} from the stranger {which} flattereth with her words;

So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an impudent face said unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they {were} fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; {and} quicken thou me in thy way. {Turn...: Heb. Make to pass}

Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.

And when the woman saw that the tree {was} good for food, and that it {was} pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make {one} wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. {pleasant: Heb. a desire}

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

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she {was} very fair.

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot {at him}, and hated him:

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. {for she...: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned}

That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: {loud: Heb. great}

So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an impudent face said unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. {as soon...: Heb. at the sight of her eyes}

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.