Being a Good Wife

Everyday topics

Verses

10 references
  1. He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
  2. Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
  3. Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  4. A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
  5. Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
  6. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
  7. Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
  8. Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  9. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
  10. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.