Bible verses about Divorce
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Law of marriage against
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6- PERMITTED
- By the Mosaic law
Deuteronomy 24:1
- On account of hardness of heart
Matthew 19:8- Often sought by the Jews
Micah 2:9; Malachi 2:14- Sought on slight grounds
Matthew 5:31; 19:3- Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives
Deuteronomy 22:18,19- WOMEN
- Could obtain
Proverbs 2:17; Mark 10:12
- Could marry after
Deuteronomy 24:2
- Responsible for vows after
Numbers 30:9
- Married after, could not return to first husband
Deuteronomy 24:3,4; Jeremiah 3:1
- Afflicted by
Isaiah 54:4,6- Priests not to marry women after
Leviticus 21:14- Of servants, regulated by law
Exodus 21:7,11- Of captives, regulated by law
Deuteronomy 21:13,14- Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
Ezra 10:2-17; Nehemiah 13:23,30- Jews condemned for love of
Malachi 2:14-16- Forbidden by Christ except for adultery
Matthew 5:32; 19:9- Prohibition of, offended the Jews
Matthew 19:10- Illustrative of God's casting off of the Jewish church
Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8
Find more Bible verses about Divorce:
Divorce {Nave's}
Divorce {Forerunner}