Leviticus 19:29 (KJV)

Passage

Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

Leviticus 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prostitute", "daughter", "cause", "whore", "lest", "land", "fall", and "whoredom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prostitute" and "daughter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Ye shall not make any cuttings in..." into verse 30's "Ye shall keep my sabbaths and reverence...", so "prostitute" and "daughter" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "prostitute" and "daughter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.