WIFE

York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

GEN 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I

will make a helper suitable for him."

23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she

shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."

24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to

his wife, and they will become one flesh.

3:16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in

childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will

be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

EST 1:20 Then when the king's edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast

realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the

greatest."

21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did

as Memucan proposed.

22 He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its

own script and to each people in its own language, proclaiming in each

people's tongue that every man should be ruler over his own household.

PSA 128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your

sons will be like olive shoots around your table.

4 Thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.

PRO 12:4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a

disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

14:1 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish

one tears hers down.

18:22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the

LORD.

19:13 A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a

constant dripping.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is

from the LORD.

25:24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a

quarrelsome wife.

30:21 "Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear

up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,

23 an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her

mistress.

31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than

rubies.

11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

15 She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family

and portions for her servant girls.

16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a

vineyard.

17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out

at night.

19 In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her

fingers.

20 She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are

clothed in scarlet.

22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and

purple.

23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat

among the elders of the land.

24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants

with sashes.

25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to

come.

26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the

bread of idleness.

28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he

praises her:

29 "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."

30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the

LORD is to be praised.

31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise

at the city gate.

1CO 7:2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his

own wife, and each woman her own husband.

3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise

the wife to her husband.

4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In

the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to

his wife.

5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so

that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that

Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must

not separate from her husband.

11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her

husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who

is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce

her.

13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to

live with her, she must not divorce him.

14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and

the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband.

Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do

you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

27 Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look

for a wife.

28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she

has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life,

and I want to spare you this.

29 What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who

have wives should live as if they had none;

32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned

about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.

33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he

can please his wife--

34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is

concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in

both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of

this world--how she can please her husband.

38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not

marry her does even better.

39 A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband

dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the

Lord.

40 In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that

I too have the Spirit of God.

11:3 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and

the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of

God; but the woman is the glory of man.

8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man

independent of woman.

12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But

everything comes from God.

14:34 women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to

speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says.

35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own

husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

EPH 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the

church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to

their husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave

himself up for her

28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own

bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united

to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself,

and the wife must respect her husband.

COL 3:18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

1TI 3:11 In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect,

not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

5:9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty,

has been faithful to her husband,

10 and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children,

showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in

trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

14 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their

homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

TIT 2:3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they

live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is

good.

4 Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and

children,

5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to

be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

1PE 3:1 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if

any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by

the behavior of their wives,

2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair

and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.

4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a

gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God

used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own

husbands,

6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her

daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives,

and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of

the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

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