Malachi 2:16

God's Word

“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel. “I hate the person who covers himself with violence,” says the Lord of Armies. “Be careful not to be unfaithful.”

Cross References

Psalm 73:6

That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion.

Proverbs 5:20

Why should you, my son, be intoxicated with an adulterous woman and fondle a loose woman’s breast?

Isaiah 28:20

The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: Where are your mother’s divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs can’t be used for clothes, nor can they cover themselves with their works. Their works are evil. Their hands have committed acts of violence.

Luke 16:18

“Any man who divorces his wife to marry another woman is committing adultery. The man who marries a woman divorced in this way is committing adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:10

I pass this command along (not really I, but the Lord): A wife shouldn’t leave her husband.