Imibono yezenkolo ezithombeni ezingcolile isuselwa emibonweni ebanzi yezenkolo ngesizotha, isithunzi somuntu, ezocansi nezinye izimfanelo ezinhle ezingakhonjiswa noma ezinciphiselwe abantu abenza izithombe zobulili ezingcolile . Amaqembu ezenkolo ahlukene abuka izithombe zocansi nezocansi ngokwehlukile. Abantu abazikhomba njengabakholelwa kakhulu enkolweni futhi abadla izithombe zobulili ezingcolile banamathuba amaningi okuzibheka njengomlutha wezocansi (umlutha ongaziwa encwadini yezengqondo i-DSM-5 )kuneqembu lesethenjwa elingeyona inkolo ngokusho kocwaningo lwe-2013, kepha cha Ukuxhumana phakathi kwezinga lokuzinikela ngokwenkolo kanye nenani le-porn elidliwe kuboniswe kuleso sifundo.   UMichael Coogan uthe iTanakh ayinayo imithetho ethile ephathelene nezithombe zobulili ezingcolile futhi ubuJuda buhlale bunesimo esihle kwezocansi. Eqinisweni, abanye abahlaziyi baphawula, iBhayibheli ngokwalo liqukethe inkanuko, njengeNgoma Yezingoma . UMaimonides, encwadini yakhe iMishneh Torah, ubhala, ngokususelwa kwiTalmud, ukuthi "Umuntu ogqolozela ngisho umunwe omncane wowesifazane ngenhloso yokuthola injabulo uthathwa sengathi ubheka isitho sakhe sangasese. Kuvinjelwe ngisho ukuzwa izwi lowesifazane okungavunyelwe ukuba nobulili naye, noma ukubheka izinwele zakhe.Lokhu kubuye kuhlanganiswe kwiKhodi Yomthetho WamaJuda, okubandakanya okunye ukwenqatshelwa (okususelwa kwiTalmud) njengokuthi "ukubukela abesifazane njengoba benza ilondolo." Ngakho-ke, izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zazingavunyelwe i-fortiori.