Deuteronomy 28:54

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 28

“So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:”Deuteronomy 28:54

What Does Deuteronomy 28:54 Mean?

Deuteronomy 28:54 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 28, verse 54 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Marriage, and Family.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 28:54 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 15:9“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.”Deuteronomy 28:56“The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,”Deuteronomy 13:6“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”Lamentations 4:5“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”Matthew 20:15“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”Mark 7:22“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”1 Timothy 5:6“But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.”Genesis 31:2“And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.”2 Samuel 12:3“But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.”Psalms 103:13“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”Proverbs 23:6“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”Proverbs 28:22“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”Jeremiah 47:3“At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;”Micah 7:5“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”Matthew 7:9“Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?”Luke 11:11“If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?”Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”

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