Malachi 2:16

Easy To Read Version

The Lord God of Israel says, “I hate divorce. And I hate the cruel things that men do. So protect your spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife.”

Cross References

Psalm 73:6

So they are very proud and hateful people.\par This is as easy to see as the jewels\par and fancy clothes they wear.\par

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Proverbs 5:20

But don’t go staggering into the arms of another woman!

Isaiah 28:20

“Then you will understand this story: A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. And he had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. \{The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements\}.”

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par

Isaiah 59:6

These webs can’t be used for clothes. You can’t cover yourself with those webs.

Luke 16:18

“If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, he is guilty of the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [264]} And the man that marries a divorced woman is also guilty of adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:10

Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife must not leave her husband.