Abusive Husbands

7 passages

1. Colossians 3:19

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

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2. 1 Peter 3:7

   Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

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3. Hebrews 13:4

   Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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4. Proverbs 15:1

   A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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5. Proverbs 22:10

   Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

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6. 1 Corinthians 7:15

   But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

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7. Ephesians 5:25

   Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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