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

Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.

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

Genesis 2:22-24 (NLT)
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. 23. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” 24. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Psalms 128:3-4 (NLT)
Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. 4. That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear him.

Proverbs 5:15 (NLT)
Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife.

Proverbs 5:18-19 (NLT)
Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.

Proverbs 12:4 (NLT)
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

Proverbs 18:22 (NLT)
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord .

Proverbs 19:14 (NLT)
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

Proverbs 21:9 (NLT)
It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

Proverbs 21:19 (NLT)
It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.

Proverbs 27:15 (NLT)
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.

Proverbs 31:10 (NLT)
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.

Matthew 19:4-5 (NLT)
“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ ” 5. And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’

Matthew 19:7-8 (NLT)
“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked. 8. Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.

Matthew 19:9-10 (NLT)
And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful. ” 10. Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

1 Corinthians 7:3 (NLT)
The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs.

1 Corinthians 7:4-5 (NLT)
The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. 5. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (NLT)
But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11. But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 (NLT)
Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. 13. And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.

1 Corinthians 7:14 (NLT)
For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

1 Corinthians 7:15-16 (NLT)
(But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.) 16. Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you?

Ephesians 5:22 (NLT)
For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:23 (NLT)
For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.

Ephesians 5:24 (NLT)
As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:28 (NLT)
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.

Ephesians 5:31 (NLT)
As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”

Ephesians 5:33 (NLT)
So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Colossians 3:18 (NLT)
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.

Colossians 3:19 (NLT)
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

1 Timothy 3:2 (NLT)
So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.

1 Timothy 3:11 (NLT)
In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.

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

Titus 1:6 (NLT)
An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

1 Peter 3:1-5 (NLT)
In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2. by observing your pure and reverent lives. 3. Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. 5. This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.

1 Peter 3:7 (NLT)
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

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

Proverbs 31:10-31 (NLT)
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13. She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14. She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16. She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17. She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18. She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19. Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20. She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21. She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22. She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23. Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24. She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25. She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27. She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28. Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29. “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31. Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.