Bible Verses about “abuse in a marriage”
The Bible contains 17 verses about abuse in a marriage across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
“But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.”
“And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.”
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
“But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.”
“For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save [thy] husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save [thy] wife?”
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.›”
“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”
“For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.”
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.”
“¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”