Ephesians 5:29
For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool folds his hands [together] and consumes his own flesh [destroying himself by idleness and apathy].
Isaiah 40:11
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
Ezekiel 34:14-15
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 produce; and My people will be secure on their land. Then they will know [with confidence] that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and have rescued them from the hand of those who made them slaves.
Matthew 23:37
John 6:50-58
Romans 1:31
without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful [without pity].
Ephesians 5:31
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become
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General references
Bible References
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The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.
Nourisheth
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
General references
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”