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Bible Quotes About Breaking Covenants
15 Scripture verses about breaking covenants from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture emphasizes the solemnity and binding nature of covenants, especially those made before the LORD, as seen in Moses’ instruction to Israel and the call to fulfill vows without delay (Numbers 30:1; Ecclesiastes 5:4). Breaking covenants is portrayed as a betrayal, notably in the context of marriage where faithlessness is condemned because the union is a sacred covenant witnessed by God (Malachi 2:14; Matthew 19:6). The forsaking of God’s covenant is depicted as a grievous departure from spiritual fidelity, highlighting the seriousness with which God regards covenant faithfulness (Proverbs 2:17; Ezekiel 16:1).
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Breaking Covenants
- Numbers 30:1 — “And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.”
- Proverbs 2:17 — “Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 — “When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.”
- Ezekiel 16:1 — “Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
- Malachi 2:14 — “Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”
- Matthew 19:6 — “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
- Matthew 19:9 — “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”
- Luke 16:18 — “Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.”
- Romans 7:1 — “Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?”
- Galatians 3:15 — “Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. covenant: or, testament”
Old Testament Quotes About Breaking Covenants (5)
“And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.”
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.”
“Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”
New Testament Quotes About Breaking Covenants (10)
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
“And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”
“Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.”
“Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?”
“Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. covenant: or, testament”
“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? fightings: or, brawlings lusts: or, pleasures”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
“Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;”
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