19 they let all those things go and gape at her, and with open mouth stare at her. They all have more desire for her than for gold, or silver, or any other beautiful thing. (WEB) 20 A man leaves his own father who brought him up, leaves his own country, and joins with his wife. (WEB) 21 With his wife he ends his days, with no thought for his father, mother, or country. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:19–21
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1 Esdras 4:24–26
24 He sees a lion and walks in the darkness. When he has stolen, plundered, and robbed, he brings it to the woman he loves. (WEB) 25 Therefore a man loves his wife better than father or mother. (WEB) 26 Yes, there are many who have lost their minds for women, and become slaves for… (WEB)
1 Corinthians 7:32–34
32 I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. 33 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. The unmarried…
Apocryphon of John 9:9–10
9 This is the chief archon who procured a strong power from his mother, (APJ) 10 and he extricated himself from her, and moved away from the places where he had been born. (APJ)
Mark 10:6–8
6 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Proverbs 2:16–18
16 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words 17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. 18 For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Sirach 4:18–20
18 Then she will return him again to the straight way, and will gladden him, and reveal to him her secrets. (WEB) 19 If he goes astray, she will forsake him, and hand him over to his fall. (WEB) 20 Watch for the opportunity, and beware of evil. Don’t be ashamed of your soul. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 14:23–25
23 For either slaughtering children in solemn rites, or celebrating secret mysteries, or holding frenzied revels of strange customs, (WEB) 24 no longer do they guard either life or purity of marriage, but one brings upon another either death by treachery, or anguish by ad… (WEB)
Deuteronomy 24:1–3
1 If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. 2 If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wi…
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