Ephesians 5:29

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:27

Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its increase, and they will be secure on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and have delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

Matthew 23:37

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

John 6:50-58

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

Romans 1:31

without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;

Ephesians 5:31

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

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Summary

Ephesians 5:29

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Hated

Nourisheth

General references

Deuteronomy 22:13

Song of Songs 2:6

Bible References

Hated

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;

Nourisheth

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in

rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

General references

“If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then turns against her,

“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”