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 thy well-spring be blessed, - and get thy joy from the wife of thy youth: -
Jeremiah 3:4
Hast thou not from this time, cried unto me, My father! the friend of my youth, art, thou?

Forgetteth

Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by thee and looked upon thee and lo! thy time was the time for endearments, So I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy shame, And took an oath to thee And entered into covenant with thee. Declareth My Lord. Yahweh. And thou didst become mine.
Malachi 2:14
Yet ye say, For what cause? Because, Yahweh, hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, with whom, thou, hast dealt treacherously, though, she, was thy consort, and thy covenant wife.

General references

Exodus 20:14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Leviticus 15:20
and, whatsoever she lieth upon in her removal, shall be unclean, - and, whatsoever she sitteth upon, shall be unclean;
Numbers 5:12
Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, - When any man's wife, shall turn aside, and commit against him an act of unfaithfulness;