Proverbs 2:17


Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.

Jeremiah 3:4


“Will you not just now call out to Me,
‘My Father, you were the guide and companion of my youth?

Proverbs 5:18


Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Ezekiel 16:8

“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”

Ezekiel 16:59-60

Yes, thus says the Lord God, “I will also deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

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].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Bible References

The guide

Proverbs 5:18

Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Jeremiah 3:4

“Will you not just now call out to Me,
‘My Father, you were the guide and companion of my youth?

Forgetteth

Ezekiel 16:8
“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”
Malachi 2:14
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].

General references

Exodus 20:14
“You shall not commit adultery.
Leviticus 15:20
Everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean; and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.
Numbers 5:12
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray (deviates) and is unfaithful to him,