Bible Verses about “honoring your husband”
The Bible contains 50 verses about honoring your husband across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”
“But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away [his] wife.”
“¶ And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:”
“But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.”
“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.”
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”
“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.”
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”
“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.”
“[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
“¶ Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;”
“¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.”
“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.”
“¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”
“The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”
“She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”
“While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.”
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”
“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
“¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,”
“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.”
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
“¶ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”
“[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”
“¶ The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”
“One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.”
“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,”
“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
“¶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.”
“By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”
“Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”
“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.”
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
“For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.”
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
“Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”
“¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”
“For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.”
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”
“And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?”