Finding A Spouse

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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.

A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

If a man die, shall he liveagain? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth: — read the full passage →

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; — read the full passage →

Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,—that ye abound more and more. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, mybride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words. — read the full passage →

There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. — read the full passage →

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things. — read the full passage →

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. — read the full passage →

God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars: — read the full passage →