Wives Nagging

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

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

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

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

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

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.

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

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 and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

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

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.