Talk:The Wife of His Youth

Good article
I originally began editing this article with the intention of increasing its size enough to nominate for DYK. In doing so, however, I think the article is improved enough to merit a review for good article. Does anyone else watch this page, or anyone else stumbling by, care to assist in the process? --Midnightdreary (talk) 20:06, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

"Wife of Youth" is a Biblical reference
Specifically, it refers to God punishing men who betray their old wives by replacing them with new ones. Malachi 2:13-15 King James Version 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

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.

15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.


 * Hello and thank you for the comment. This looks like original research. Unless you have a reliable source making this connection, we cannot include this information in the article. --Midnightdreary (talk) 14:43, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Here's a peer-reviewed source. "The Book of Malachi, however, is not the only scriptural source that Chesnutt is alluding to in the story's title. A variation of the phrase the wife of his youth is also found, as Chesnutt well knew, in the Book of Proverbs" 5:18. Gdr 18:31, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Great find. Is there a reason you have not added this to the article? --Midnightdreary (talk) 12:42, 19 July 2022 (UTC)