Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Nourisheth
General references
Bible References
Hated
Ephesians 5:31
Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Romans 1:31
void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful;
Nourisheth
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.
Ezekiel 34:14
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 6:50
This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
General references
Deuteronomy 22:13
If a man take a wife, and go in unto her and hate her,
Song of Songs 2:6
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.