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 be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
Jeremiah 3:4
Have you not lately called to Me, “My Father.
You were my friend in my youth.

Forgetteth

Ezekiel 16:8
“Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Malachi 2:14
Yet you ask, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have acted treacherously against her, though she was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

General references

Exodus 20:14
Do not commit adultery.
Leviticus 15:20
Anything she lies on during her menstruation will become unclean, and anything she sits on will become unclean.
Numbers 5:12
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If any man’s wife goes astray, is unfaithful to him,

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