Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Psalm 45:10
Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]:
Forget your people and your father’s house;
Matthew 19:3-9
And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
1 Corinthians 6:16-17
Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”
Mark 10:6-12
1 Corinthians 7:10-11
But to the
Ephesians 5:28-31
Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
1 Peter 3:1-7
In the same way, you wives, be
Proverbs 31:10
Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.
Malachi 2:14-16
But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].
1 Corinthians 7:2-4
But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Genesis 24:58-59
So they called Rebekah and said, “Will you go with this man?” And she answered, “I will go.”
Genesis 31:14-15
Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
Leviticus 22:12-13
If a priest’s daughter is married to a layman [one not part of the priestly tribe], she shall not eat the offering of the holy things.
Deuteronomy 4:4
but you who held tightly to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.
Joshua 23:8
But you are to cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done to this day.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord.
Romans 7:2
For the married woman [as an example] is bound and remains bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if her husband dies, she is released and exempt from the law concerning her husband.
1 Timothy 5:14
So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.
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Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]:
Forget your people and your father’s house;