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 reason a man will leave his father and mother, and will stick (adhere) (cleave) (be joined) to his wife. The two will become one flesh.
Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man does himself good. The cruel man troubles his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
They say that we would be fools to fold our hands and let ourselves starve to death.
Romans 1:31
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.
Nourisheth
Isaiah 40:11
He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.
Ezekiel 34:14
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.
Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone the messengers who are sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings. But you were not willing!
John 6:50
This is the bread that comes down out of heaven that a man may eat of it and not die.
General references
Deuteronomy 22:13
If a man marries a woman and has sex with her and then turns against her,
Song of Songs 2:6
His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.