Bible Verses about “leadership in the home”

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

“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.”

“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”

“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”

“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.”

“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”

“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

“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.”

“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”

“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].”

“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”

“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”

“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].”

“¶ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”

“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”

“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”

“¶ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”

“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”

“¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;”

“For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.”

“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

“Be not ye therefore partakers with them.”

“(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)”

“Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.”

“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”

“But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”