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 enjoy the wife of your youth.
Jeremiah 3:4
Have you not just called out to me, "My father, you are the friend of my youth

Forgetteth

Ezekiel 16:8
"When I passed by you again, I looked at you, and noticed that it was your proper time for love. I spread my cloak over you to cover your nakedness. I made a solemn promise to you and entered into a covenant with you," declares the Lord GOD. "You belong to me.
Malachi 2:14
Yet you ask, "For what reason?' Because the LORD acts as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you were unfaithful to her, your partner, the wife of your covenant.

General references

Exodus 20:14
"You are not to commit adultery.
Leviticus 15:20
Everything that she sleeps on during her uncleanness will be unclean. Moreover, everything that she sits on will become unclean.
Numbers 5:12
"Instruct the Israelis what to do if a man's wife turns astray so that she unfaithfully acts against him,

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