Finding Your Wife

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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.

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

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

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

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 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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?

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

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

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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; — read the full passage →

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;

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.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

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

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. — read the full passage →

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

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. — read the full passage →

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, — read the full passage →

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — read the full passage →

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

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →