Which other scriptures emphasize marital fidelity like Proverbs 5:15 does? God’s Call to Faithful, Exclusive Marriage “Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.” Companion Passages in the Law • Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18 — “You shall not commit adultery.” • Leviticus 18:20 — “You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.” • Deuteronomy 22:22 — “If a man is found lying with a married woman, both the man who lay with her and the woman must die.” Wisdom Literature Reinforcing Fidelity • Proverbs 5:18–20 — “May your fountain be blessed… why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress?” • Proverbs 6:24–29, 32–33 — Adultery burns like fire, brings disgrace, and destroys one’s life. • Proverbs 7:24–27 — The seductress’s house is “the road to Sheol.” • Job 31:1, 9–12 — Job makes a covenant with his eyes, calling adultery “a heinous crime.” • Song of Songs 4:12 — “A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.” Prophetic Voice Protecting the Marriage Covenant • Malachi 2:14–15 — The LORD stands as witness when a husband deals treacherously with “the wife of your youth,” for He seeks “godly offspring.” Christ’s Teaching on Purity and Permanence • Matthew 5:27–28 — Looking lustfully is adultery of the heart. • Matthew 19:4–6; Mark 10:6–9 — From creation, God made two one flesh; “what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Paul’s Practical Instructions • 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 — “Flee from sexual immorality… your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.” • 1 Corinthians 7:2–5 — Each man and woman is to have his or her own spouse; mutual authority over one another’s bodies guards against temptation. • Ephesians 5:25, 28–33 — Husbands love as Christ loved; wives and husbands are one flesh, a reflection of Christ and the church. • 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5 — God’s will is sanctification: “that each of you learn to control his own body in holiness and honor.” • Hebrews 13:4 — “Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.” Key Takeaways for Today • Guard your exclusive marital bond; Scripture addresses mind, heart, and body. • The covenant of marriage mirrors God’s covenant faithfulness; breaking it invites discipline. • God provides grace and practical safeguards—mutual devotion, self-control, and the indwelling Spirit—to live in purity and joy within marriage. |
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