Malachi 2:15

Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:4-6

He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 2:7

then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.

Genesis 2:20-24

The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.

Genesis 24:3-7

that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

Genesis 24:44

and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

Genesis 26:34-35

When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women.If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?"

Genesis 28:2-4

Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.

Deuteronomy 7:4

for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.

Ezra 9:4

Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice.

Nehemiah 13:24

And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people.

Job 27:3

as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 6:25

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;

Proverbs 7:25

Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths,

Ecclesiastes 12:7

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Jeremiah 2:21

Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?

Hosea 1:10

Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God."

Malachi 2:14

But you say, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Matthew 5:28-29

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

Mark 10:6-8

But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.'

John 20:22

And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:25

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

1 Timothy 3:4-5

He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

1 Timothy 3:11-12

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

Titus 1:6

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

James 1:14-15

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Bible References

Did

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.
Matthew 19:4
He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.'
1 Corinthians 7:2
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

The spirit

Genesis 2:7
then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Job 27:3
as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
John 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

That he

Genesis 24:3
that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women.If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?"
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
Deuteronomy 7:4
for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.
Ezra 9:4
Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice.
Nehemiah 13:24
And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people.
Jeremiah 2:21
Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
1 Timothy 3:4
He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,
Titus 1:6
if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

Godly seed

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God."
Acts 3:25
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
2 Corinthians 6:18
and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."

Take

Malachi 2:14
But you say, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
Proverbs 7:25
Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths,
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
James 1:14
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

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