Genesis 2:24

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For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

carrying away wars even to the end of the earth. He will crush the bow and break the weapons, and he will burn the shield with fire.

Proverbs 12:4

A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

and who leaves behind the Guide of her youth,

Proverbs 31:10

Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.

Acts 11:23

And when he had arrived there and had seen the grace of God, he was gladdened. And he exhorted them all to continue in the Lord with a resolute heart.

Romans 7:2

For example, a woman who is subject to a husband is obligated by the law while her husband lives. But when her husband has died, she is released from the law of her husband.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But you who adhere to the Lord your God are all still alive, to the present day.

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want the younger women to marry, to procreate children, to be mothers of families, to provide no ready opportunity for the adversary to speak evil.

Joshua 23:8

Instead, cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done even to this day.

1 Samuel 25:43

Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.