9 Bible Verses about Cherishing

But we were gentle among you, as a mother feeding and caring for her children,

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

So ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it even as the Lord with his congregation :

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.

The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying, I have loved thee with an eternal love: therefore, I have put up with thee with mercy.

But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

Because thou wast precious in my sight, thou wast worthy of honour, and I have loved thee.

For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God, for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ.