--- title: "Leviticus 18 — World English Bible | Favorite Scriptures" description: "Read Leviticus 18 in the World English Bible. Free Bible reading, no account needed. Browse books and chapters, then save favorite passages in your personal library." last_updated: "2026-10-08" doc_version: "1" language: "en" canonical: "https://favoritescriptures.com/bible/leviticus/18" --- [Home](/)/[Bible](/bible)/[Leviticus](/bible/leviticus)/18 World English Bible # Leviticus 18 [1](#verse-1) The LORD said to Moses, [2](#verse-2) “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am the LORD your God. [3](#verse-3) You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes. [4](#verse-4) You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the LORD your God. [5](#verse-5) You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am the LORD. [6](#verse-6) “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. [7](#verse-7) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness. [8](#verse-8) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness. [9](#verse-9) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad. [10](#verse-10) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your own nakedness. [11](#verse-11) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister. [12](#verse-12) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman. [13](#verse-13) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman. [14](#verse-14) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt. [15](#verse-15) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness. [16](#verse-16) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness. [17](#verse-17) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness. [18](#verse-18) “‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive. [19](#verse-19) “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. [20](#verse-20) “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her. [21](#verse-21) “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. [22](#verse-22) “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable. [23](#verse-23) “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion. [24](#verse-24) “‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled. [25](#verse-25) The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants. [26](#verse-26) You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you [27](#verse-27) (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled), [28](#verse-28) that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. [29](#verse-29) “‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people. [30](#verse-30) Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am the LORD your God.’” [← Leviticus 17](/bible/leviticus/17)[Leviticus 19 →](/bible/leviticus/19) World English Bible · Public domain ## Keep what speaks to you. Create a free library to save passages, highlight verses, and keep your study notes together. [Start your free library](/login?mode=signup) ## Sitemap See the [complete sitemap](/sitemap.md).