Bible Themes · The life of the believer

Vulgarity

Believers are to avoid vulgar intentions

The men of Sodom had vulgar intentions

Genesis 19:5

They were judged by God

Genesis 19:24–25; 2 Peter 2:6–7; Jude 1:7

The men of Gibeah had vulgar intentions

Judges 19:22, Judges 19:25

They were punished by the Israelites

Judges 20:4–7, Judges 20:33–36, Judges 20:48

Such vulgarity is condemned by God

Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:24–28

Paul warns against vulgar speech

Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4; Colossians 3:8

Believers are to avoid vulgar actions

Noah got drunk and exposed himself

Genesis 9:21–22

Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father

Genesis 19:31–36

Some converts led vulgar and depraved lives before conversion

1 Corinthians 6:9–11

The Cretans had a reputation for vulgarity

Titus 1:12, Titus 1:15–16

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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.

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