Bible Verses about “sexual abuse”
Found 27 verses (ordered by relevance) about “sexual abuse” in the KJV version of the Bible
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“‹Come unto me, all› [ye] ‹that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.›”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.”
“‹But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and› [that] ‹he were drowned in the depth of the sea.›”
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
“‹And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done› [it] ‹unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done› [it] ‹unto me.›”
“‹The Spirit of the Lord› [is] ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›”
“Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”
“‹Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did› [it] ‹not to one of the least of these, ye did› [it] ‹not to me.›”
“¶ The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
“‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.›”
“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.”
“And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.”
“¶ Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.”
“Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.”
“‹It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.›”
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”
“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”
“¶ Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;”
“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!”
“¶ So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.”
“Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.”
“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].”
“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”