Leviticus 18:20, 22, and 23 ( KJV ) read as follows:
"Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion."
Proverbs 29:3 ( NKJV ) reads as follows:
"Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but a companion of harlots wastes his wealth."
1 Corinthians 6:18 ( KJV ) reads as follows:
"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body."
In all of the above-given passages from the Holy Bible, the context is sexual immorality. With reference to Leviticus 18:20, the specific context is adultery. Adultery is defined as unlawful sexual relations between a man and a woman ( either one, or both, are married, but not to each other ). There are people in this world who do not see a problem with the act of adultery, however, such an act is clearly sinful ( see 1 John 3:4, for example; KJV, for example ). See also Psalm 119:65-72, 142, 151, John 17:17, and 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example.
Leviticus 18:22 deals with the sin of homosexuality. Here in America, this sin is becoming more widely accepted and, as a result, it is increasingly becoming a reproach to this country ( see Proverbs 14:34, for example ). God calls this sin abomination.
Leviticus 18:23 references the sin of beastiality. Although such a sin is horrible, there are people in this world who have a desire to commit it. This sin is not mentioned much in the media, nor is it often discussed in personal communications, but it does occur. God calls this sin confusion.
Proverbs 29:3 teaches an important lesson regarding sexual immorality: it leads to poverty. If you, the reader, are committing sexual immorality, and you wonder why you are living in poverty, wonder no more. Now is the time to repent of your sexual immorality ( or any other sin - see Luke 13:3, for example ). Be baptized, by immersion in water, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins ( see Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ), Romans 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ), and 1 Peter 3:21, for example ), and be faithful to the Lord until death ( see James 1:12 and Revelation 2:10, for example ). See also Matthew 11:15 and Romans 10:9, 10, for example.
"Flee fornication," as we read in 1 Corinthians 6:18 ( KJV ). We were "created in Christ Jesus for good works" ( see Ephesians 2:10, for example; NKJV, for example ). Sexual immorality is not a good work.
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