Good Wife
10 passages
- Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Read it in context - Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:14
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Read it in context - 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.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Read it in context - Proverbs 31:10
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Read it in context - Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Read it in context - Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Read it in context - Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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