Genesis 9:22

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Cross-references

Genesis 9:25 Historical context

In Genesis 9:25, Noah curses Canaan as a direct consequence of Ham's disrespectful act here.

Genesis 10:15–19 Historical context

Genesis 10:15-19 details Canaan's descendants, the nations later dispossessed, linking Ham's sin to future history.

Proverbs 25:9 instructs not to disclose a secret, directly countering Ham's telling of his father's nakedness.

Matthew 18:15 teaches private correction of a brother, contrasting Ham's public exposure of his father's fault.

1 Corinthians 13:6 condemns rejoicing in wrongdoing — Ham's report of his father's shame exemplifies the opposite of love's character.

Galatians 6:1 instructs restoring a caught transgressor gently — Ham exposed rather than covered, contrasting with the Spirit-led response.

Micah 7:6 Parallel

Micah 7:6 describes a son treating his father with contempt — Ham's dishonoring of Noah by exposing his shame is a direct example.

Proverbs 30:17 pronounces judgment on those who mock their father, paralleling Ham's dishonor of Noah.