Good 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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.

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

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

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. — read the full passage →

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

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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:

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

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 →

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

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.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

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

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

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:

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

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

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.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

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

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.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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

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.

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

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

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

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.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

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

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

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

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

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

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

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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

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

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

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

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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

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

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

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

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 →

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.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

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 →

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

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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

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 →

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

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;