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.
“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.”
“But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.”
“Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”
“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.”
“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”
“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”
“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”
“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”
“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”
“In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;”
“Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.”
“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”
“So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."”
“But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.”
“Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.”
“and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'”
“For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:”
“seeing your pure behavior in fear.”
“Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.”
“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”
“He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,”
“but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“Adam wasn't deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;”
“It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.”