Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
The guide
Forgetteth
General references
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.
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?
“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,