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
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Romans 1:31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Nourisheth
Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
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 in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 6:50
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
General references
Deuteronomy 22:13
If any 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.