Bible Verses about “wives”
The Bible contains 33 verses about wives 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.”
“Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“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.”
“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:”
“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.”
“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”
“¶ 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.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
“‹Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›”
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”
“‹And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?›”
“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:”
“While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.”
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”
“¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
“And he answered and said unto them, ‹Have ye not read, that he which made› [them] ‹at the beginning made them male and female,›”
“Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”
“¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”
“¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”