Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Bible References

The guide

Proverbs 5:18
Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Jeremiah 3:4
“Have you not just now called to Me,
My Father, You are the friend of my youth?

Forgetteth

Ezekiel 16:8
“Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, you were at the time for love; so I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became Mine,” declares the Lord God.
Malachi 2:14
Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

General references

Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.
Leviticus 15:20
Everything also on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.
Numbers 5:12
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

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