Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
Cheer up
Bible References
A man
Matthew 19:4
And He answered them, "Have you not read [Gen. 1:27; 5:2] that when God created [mankind as] male and female,
Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of creation God made mankind male and female.
1 Corinthians 7:10
Now I command married people, although it is [really] the Lord's command [See. Mark 10:2-12]: A wife should not separate from her husband. [Note: This act implies the intention of pursuing a legal and permanent breach of the marriage relationship by divorce. "Separate" and "divorce" appear to be used interchangeably in this section. See verses 11-15].
Ephesians 5:28
In the same way also, husbands should love their own wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his own wife [actually] loves himself.
Titus 2:4
Then they can train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
Cheer up
1 Corinthians 7:29
But I say this, brothers; there is not much time left [i.e., before the crisis arrives in full fury. See verse 26]. From now on those men who are married should live as though they were single.