Cross references
Malachi 2:16
“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
- a Or “For the man who hates his wife and divorces her,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “covers his garment with violence,”
Malachi 2:16 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 19:3–9 (16 votes) and Matthew 5:31–32 (12 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 2 to 1 Peter 3.
Which verses does Malachi 2:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Matthew 19:3–916 votes
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ …
- Matthew 5:31–3212 votes
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Mark 10:2–1210 votes
Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. “What did Moses command you?” He replied. …
- Luke 16:189 votes
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Proverbs 28:136 votes
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Deuteronomy 24:1–44 votes
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. If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, …
- Isaiah 50:14 votes
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- Isaiah 59:64 votes
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
- Micah 7:2–34 votes
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Isaiah 28:200 votes
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
Which verses point to Malachi 2:16?
The 10 strongest of 15.