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This concept is often explored in the context of marriage, friendships, and covenants. The Bible addresses the theme of breaking up in various passages, emphasizing the spiritual, emotional, and social implications of such actions.<br><br><b>Marriage and Divorce:</b> <br>The Bible provides specific guidance on the dissolution of marriage. In the Old Testament, <a href="/deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a> outlines the conditions under which a man may divorce his wife, emphasizing the seriousness of such a decision. In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the issue of divorce in <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a>, where He underscores the sanctity of marriage and God's original design for a lifelong union: "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate" (<a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Matthew 19:6</a>). Jesus permits divorce only in cases of sexual immorality, highlighting the gravity of breaking up a marriage.<br><br><b>Friendships and Relationships:</b> <br>The Bible also speaks to the breaking up of friendships and other relationships. <a href="/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9</a> warns against actions that can lead to division: "Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends" . The importance of reconciliation and forgiveness is emphasized throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a>: "Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you" .<br><br><b>Covenants and Agreements:</b> <br>Breaking up is also relevant in the context of covenants and agreements. The Bible records instances where covenants are broken, often leading to significant consequences. In the Old Testament, the Israelites frequently broke their covenant with God, resulting in periods of judgment and exile. <a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Jeremiah 31:32</a> reflects on this broken covenant: "It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them," declares the LORD .<br><br><b>Spiritual Implications:</b> <br>Breaking up, whether in marriage, friendships, or covenants, carries spiritual implications. The Bible encourages believers to seek unity and peace, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-18.htm">Romans 12:18</a>: "If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone" . The act of breaking up should be approached with prayer, wisdom, and a heart aligned with God's will, recognizing the potential for both personal and communal impact.<br><br><b>Restoration and Healing:</b> <br>While breaking up can lead to pain and division, the Bible also offers hope for restoration and healing. God is portrayed as a restorer of broken relationships, as seen in <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a>: "I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you" . Believers are encouraged to seek God's guidance and grace in the process of healing and reconciliation.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br>Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, said the Lord.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1267.htm"><span class="l">1267. diamerismos -- a division</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Noun, Masculine Transliteration: diamerismos Phonetic Spelling: (dee-am-er-is-mos')<br> Short Definition: <b>breaking up</b>, discord, hostility Definition: <b>breaking up</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1267.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2646.htm"><span class="l">2646. kataluma -- a lodging place</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From kataluo; properly, a dissolution (<b>breaking up</b> of a journey), ie (by implication)<br> a lodging-place -- guestchamber, inn. see GREEK kataluo. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2646.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1358.htm"><span class="l">1358. diorusso -- to dig through (as of <b>breaking</b> into a house)</span></a> <br><b>...</b> as of <b>breaking</b> into a house) NASB Word Usage break (2), broken (2). break through.<br> From dia and orusso; to penetrate burglariously -- break through (<b>up</b>). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1358.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3089.htm"><span class="l">3089. luo -- to loose, to release, to dissolve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> verb Definition to loose, to release, to dissolve NASB Word Usage annuls (1), break<br> (1), <b>breaking</b> (1), broke down (1), broken (4 <b>...</b> break <b>up</b>, dissolve, loose. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3089.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1911.htm"><span class="l">1911. epiballo -- to throw over, to throw oneself</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Definition to throw over, to throw oneself NASB Word Usage <b>breaking</b> over (1 <b>...</b> implied)<br> to reflect; impersonally, to belong to -- beat into, cast (<b>up</b>-)on, fall <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1911.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4290.htm"><span class="l">4290. machtereth -- a <b>breaking</b> in, burglary</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>breaking up</b>, secret search. From chathar; a burglary; figuratively, unexpected<br> examination -- <b>breaking up</b>, secret search. see HEBREW chathar. 4289, 4290. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4290.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4550.htm"><span class="l">4550. massa -- a pulling <b>up</b>, <b>breaking</b> (camp), setting out, a <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> massa. 4551 . a pulling <b>up</b>, <b>breaking</b> (camp), setting out, a journey. Transliteration:<br> massa Phonetic Spelling: (mas-sah') Short Definition: journeys. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4550.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm"><span class="l">5927. alah -- to go <b>up</b>, ascend, climb</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to go <b>up</b>, ascend, climb NASB Word Usage all means go (1 <b>...</b> 2), ascends<br> (2), ascent (1), attack (2), been (1), blow away (1), <b>breaking</b> (1), bring (33 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5927.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm"><span class="l">7665. shabar -- to break, break in pieces</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage abolish (1), break (25), break down (1), <b>breaking</b> in pieces <b>...</b> break<br> down, off, in pieces, <b>up</b>, brokenhearted, bring to the birth, crush, destroy,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7665.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6555.htm"><span class="l">6555. parats -- to break through</span></a><br><b>...</b> break their down (1), break down (1), break forth (1), breaker (1), <b>breaking</b> away<br> (1 <b>...</b> X abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, <b>up</b>), burst out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6555.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_prayer/breaking_with_god.htm"><span class="l"><b>Breaking</b> with God.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Listen "Behold! the Lord's hand is not shortened: His ear is not heavy." There is<br> no trouble on the <b>up</b> side. God is all right. <b>...</b> Sin is <b>breaking</b> with God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/breaking with god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/blunt/a_key_to_the_knowledge_of_church_history/chapter_ix_the_division_between.htm"><span class="l">The Division Between East and West</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Sidenote: with the <b>breaking up</b> of the Roman Empire.] Heresies and schisms, especially<br> the great heresy of Arius, had indeed troubled the Church and threatened <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter ix the division between.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/made_known_in_the_breaking.htm"><span class="l">Made Known in the <b>Breaking</b> of Bread.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And, as they gather over the simple evening meal, the Stranger picks <b>up</b> the loaf,<br> and looking <b>up</b> repeats the simple grace, and <b>breaking</b> the loaf reaches the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/made known in the breaking.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/the_breaking_out_of_discord.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Breaking</b> Out of Discord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> XIII TO END THE <b>BREAKING</b> OUT OF DISCORD. <b>...</b> and disputation with them, they determined<br> that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go <b>up</b> to Jerusalem <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the breaking out of discord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chapin/the_crown_of_thorns/the_christian_view_of_sorrow.htm"><span class="l">The Christian view of Sorrow</span></a> <br><b>...</b> personality, as delineated in the Gospels, is not only demonstrated by a change<br> of dynasties,"an entire new movement in the world,"a <b>breaking up</b> of the its <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapin/the crown of thorns/the christian view of sorrow.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/jesus_is_god_following_us.htm"><span class="l">Jesus is God, Following us <b>Up</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You see, the heart of God had been <b>breaking</b>"is <b>breaking</b> over the ways things have <b>...</b><br> And having shut the light out, he gets tangled <b>up</b> in his ideas as to what <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/jesus is god following us.htm</font><p><a href="/library/trotter/parables_of_the_christ-life/section_4.htm"><span class="l">section 4</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Look at the last stage in the plant, before the inwrought life is free for use.<br> There is a <b>breaking</b>-<b>up</b> and a <b>breaking</b>-down such as it never had before. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/trotter/parables of the christ-life/section 4.htm</font><p><a href="/library/champness/broken_bread/x_spiritual_farming_no_3_cultivation.htm"><span class="l">Spiritual Farming. --No. 3 Cultivation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the subject of ploughing, but we feel we have not pressed upon them with the force<br> it deserves, the necessity of what the Bible calls "<b>breaking up</b> the fallow <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../champness/broken bread/x spiritual farming no 3 cultivation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/doddridge/practical_discourses_on_regeneration/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> under the labors of Whitefield, Edwards, and others in this country, the effects<br> of which were felt so powerfully at the time, in <b>breaking up</b> old systems of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../doddridge/practical discourses on regeneration/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/christian_singers_of_germany/chapter_vii_an_interval_a_d.htm"><span class="l">An Interval. AD 1560-1616.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that every man is personally responsible for his belief and his actions to God Himself,<br> was making itself felt in every field, <b>breaking up</b> old organizations <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/chapter vii an interval a d.htm</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/difference-covenant-contract.html">What is the difference between a covenant and a contract? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/letter-kills-Spirit-gives-life.html">What does it mean that the letter kills, but the spirit gives life (2 Corinthians 3:6)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/the-flesh.html">What is the flesh? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/breaking.htm">Breaking: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking.htm">Breaking</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_a_personal_covenant.htm">Breaking a Personal Covenant</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_a_vow.htm">Breaking a Vow</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_bad_habits.htm">Breaking Bad Habits</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_bread.htm">Breaking Bread</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_covenants.htm">Breaking Covenants</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_curses.htm">Breaking Curses</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_generational_curses.htm">Breaking Generational Curses</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_promises.htm">Breaking Promises</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_the_law.htm">Breaking the Law</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_the_ten_commandments.htm">Breaking the Ten Commandments</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_up.htm">Breaking Up</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/breaks.htm">Breaks (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quarries.htm">Quarries (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/raiseth.htm">Raiseth (33 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baalperazim.htm">Baalperazim (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baal-perazim.htm">Baal-perazim (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/breaking.htm">Breaking (69 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purify.htm">Purify (39 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/breaking_traditions.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Breaking Traditions"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Breaking Traditions" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/breakings.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Breakings"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Breakings" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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