Bible Verses About Wives

The wife is not in charge of her own body, but her husband is; likewise, the husband is not in charge of his own body, but his wife is.

Do not deprive each other, except for a limited time, by mutual agreement, and then only so as to have extra time for prayer; but afterwards, come together again. Otherwise, because of your lack of self-control, you may succumb to the Adversary’s temptation.

To those who are married I have a command, and it is not from me but from the Lord: a woman is not to separate herself from her husband

Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband who is satisfied to go on living with her, she is not to leave him.

For the unbelieving husband has been set aside for God by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been set aside for God by the brother — otherwise your children would be “unclean,” but as it is, they are set aside for God.

For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

let the wives remain silent when the congregation meets; they are certainly not permitted to speak out. Rather, let them remain subordinate, as also the Torah says;

and if there is something they want to know, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak out in a congregational meeting.

Wives should submit to their husbands as they do to the Lord;

Just as the Messianic Community submits to the Messiah, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

However, the text also applies to each of you individually: let each man love his wife as he does himself, and see that the wife respects her husband.

Likewise, the women, when they pray, should be dressed modestly and sensibly in respectable attire, not with elaborate hairstyles and gold jewelry, or pearls, or expensive clothes.

Rather, they should adorn themselves with what is appropriate for women who claim to be worshipping God, namely, good deeds.

Similarly, the wives must be of good character, not gossips, but temperate, faithful in everything.

and is known for her good deeds — as one who has reared her children well, showed hospitality, washed the feet of God’s people, helped those in trouble, and engaged in all kinds of good work.

thus training the younger women to love their husbands and children,

to be self-controlled and pure, to take good care of their homes and submit to their husbands. In this way, God’s message will not be brought into disgrace.

In the same way, wives, submit to your husbands; so that even if some of them do not believe the Word, they will be won over by your conduct, without your saying anything,

as they see your respectful and pure behavior.

Your beauty should not consist in externals such as fancy hairstyles, gold jewelry or what you wear;

rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great value.

This is how the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves and submit to their husbands,

the way Sarah obeyed Avraham, honoring him as her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not succumb to fear.