Bible Verses About Wives

The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: and likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier, and againe come together that Satan tempt you not for your incontinecie.

And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.

And the woman which hath an husband that beleeueth not, if he be content to dwell with her, let her not forsake him.

For the vnbeleeuing husband is sanctified to the wife, and the vnbeleeuing wife is sanctified to the husband, els were your children vncleane: but nowe are they holie.

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt saue thine husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt saue thy wife?

Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbands in euery thing.

Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.

Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.

That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good and subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

Likewise let the wiues bee subiect to their husbands, that euen they which obey not the worde, may without the worde be wonne by the conuersation of the wiues,

While they beholde your pure conuersation, which is with feare.

Whose apparelling, let it not be that outwarde, with broyded heare, and golde put about, or in putting on of apparell:

But let it bee the hidde man of the heart, which consisteth in the incorruption of a meeke and quiet spirite, which is before God a thing much set by.

For euen after this maner in time past did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire them selues, and were subiect to their husbands.

As Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Sir: whose daughters ye are, whiles yee doe well, not being afraide of any terrour.