Malachi 2:16

Modern English Version

For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He hates divorce; for it covers one’s garment with violence, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.

Cross References

Luke 16:18

“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced by her husband commits adultery.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not become garments, nor shall they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and an act of violence is in their hands.

Isaiah 50:1

Thus says the Lord: Where is the certificate of divorce by which I sent your mother away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Isaiah 28:20

The bed is too short to stretch out, and the covering is too small to wrap oneself in it.

1 Corinthians 7:10

Now to the married I command, not I, but the Lord, do not let the wife depart from her husband.

Psalm 73:6

Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them like a garment.

Proverbs 5:20

Why should you, my son, be intoxicated by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?