▪︎ Deut 11:22, 13:4;
Cling (דָּבַק – Hebrew) – dabaq ► cling, cleave, adhere, stick, join, glue, hold fast, catch, pursue. In the context of relationships, it often implies a deep, committed bond, such as that between husband and wife, symbolizing the deep, inseparable bond intended by God – Gen 2:24, Deut 10:20-21; Josh 22:5; Ruth 1:14; Ps 63:7-8, 119:31;
Spoil under the ban that “clings” to our hand – Deut 13:17;
▪︎ Eph 5: 31-32;
Joined (προσκολλάω – Greek) – proskollaó ► to join closely, to cleave to, to adhere to, to glue one thing to another, join (unite) closely – Mark 10:7-8;
Glue (κολλάω – Greek) – kollaó ► to join, to cleave, to unite, to adhere, glue hence: mid. and pass: I join myself closely to another in relationship, community, etc. – Matt 19:5; Acts 17:33-34; Rom 12:9; 1Cor 6:16-17;
see also … God’s Purpose in Creating Man