Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 22:30, the same prohibition against sleeping with one's father's wife is repeated, reinforcing the law.
In Genesis 35:22, Reuben commits the very act cursed here—sleeping with his father's concubine—providing a historical example.
In Genesis 49:4, Jacob condemns Reuben for defiling his father's bed, directly referencing the same sin cursed here.
In Leviticus 18:8, the same prohibition appears: do not have sexual relations with your father's wife—identical law.
In Leviticus 20:11, the penalty for this sin is death, expanding on the curse pronounced here.
In 2 Samuel 16:22, Absalom sleeps with his father's concubines, repeating the dishonor condemned here in a later event.
In 1 Chronicles 5:1, Reuben's defilement of his father's bed is cited as the reason his birthright was transferred—linking consequence to this curse.
Ezekiel 22:10 condemns the same sin of uncovering a father's nakedness, showing this curse was relevant to Israel's later judgment.
1 Corinthians 5:1 reports a man having his father's wife, the very sin cursed here—showing the same standard applies in the NT church.
Amos 2:7 condemns a man and his father going to the same girl, a related sexual sin that dishonors the father, echoing the curse here.