Wives - There's A Scripture For Them (NIV) Version

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown

Synonyms for Wives: helpmates, helpmeets, spouses, missuses, partners, wifeys, mates, consort, missises, women, ladies, madams, squeezes, brides, companions, and dutches

Genesis 2:22-24 (NIV)
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” 24. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Psalm 128:3-4 (NIV)
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord .

Proverbs 5:18-19 (NIV)
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19. A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

Proverbs 12:4 (NIV)
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord .

Proverbs 19:14 (NIV)
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord .

Proverbs 21:9 (NIV)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 21:19 (NIV)
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

Proverbs 27:15 (NIV)
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

Proverbs 31:10 (NIV)
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

Matthew 19:4-5 (NIV)
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5. and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ?

Matthew 19:7-8 (NIV)
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” 8. Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

Matthew 19:9-10 (NIV)
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” 10. The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

Matthew 19:11-12 (NIV)
Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12. For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

1 Corinthians 7:3 (NIV)
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:4-5 (NIV)
The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (NIV)
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 (NIV)
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

1 Corinthians 7:14 (NIV)
For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

1 Corinthians 7:15-16 (NIV)
But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Ephesians 5:22 (NIV)
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:23 (NIV)
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

Ephesians 5:24 (NIV)
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:28 (NIV)
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:31 (NIV)
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Colossians 3:18 (NIV)
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Colossians 3:19 (NIV)
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

1 Timothy 3:2 (NIV)
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:11 (NIV)
In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

1 Timothy 3:12 (NIV)
A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.

Titus 1:6 (NIV)
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

1 Peter 3:1-5 (NIV)
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2. when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

1 Peter 3:7 (NIV)
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

The wives’ topic wouldn’t be complete without Proverbs 31, also known as The Proverbs 31 woman.

Proverbs 31:10-31 (NIV)
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13. She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. 14. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. 15. She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants. 16. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. 18. She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. 19. In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. 20. She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. 21. When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet. 22. She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple. 23. Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. 24. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. 25. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. 26. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. 27. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 29. “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” 30. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. 31. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown

The wives’ topic wouldn’t be complete without Proverbs 31, also known as The Proverbs 31 woman.

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