Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
Ezekiel 34:14-15
I will feed them with good pasture; and on the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:27
The tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.
Matthew 23:37
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
John 6:50-58
This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.
Romans 1:31
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
Ephesians 5:31
"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."