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Malachi 2:16

16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,t” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”e u says the Lord Almighty.

So be on your guard,v and do not be unfaithful.

t	See Dt 24:1; Mt 5:31–32; 19:4–9; Mk 10:4–5
e	Or “I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “because the man who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,”
u	See Ge 6:11; 34:25; See Pr 4:17; See Isa 58:4
v	Ps 51:10