Bible Verses about “abusive husbands”
The Bible contains 27 verses about abusive husbands across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“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.”
“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.”
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”
“‹What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›”
“‹And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.›”
“‹And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.›”
“‹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;›”
“‹But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.›”
“And he saith unto them, ‹Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.›”
“And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.”
“And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].”
“And he answered and said unto them, ‹What did Moses command you?›”
“And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.”
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.›”
“¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”