Bible Concordances
Wives

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• Not to be selected from among the ungodly
  Genesis 24:3; 26:34,35; 28:1

• DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS
  • To love them
    Titus 2:4
  • To reverence them
    Ephesians 5:33
  • To be faithful to them
    1 Corinthians 7:3-5,10
  • To be subject to them
    Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:22,24; 1 Peter 3:1
  • To obey them
    1 Corinthians 14:34; Titus 2:5
  • To remain with them for life
    Romans 7:2,3

• SHOULD BE ADORNED
  • Not with ornaments
    1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3
  • With modesty and sobriety
    1 Timothy 2:9
  • With a meek and quiet spirit
    1 Peter 3:4,5
  • With good works
    1 Timothy 2:10; 5:10

• GOOD
  • Are from the Lord
    Proverbs 19:14
  • Are a token of the favour of God
    Proverbs 18:22
  • Are a blessing to husbands
    Proverbs 12:4; 31:10,12
  • Bring honour on husbands
    Proverbs 31:23
  • Secure confidence of husbands
    Proverbs 31:11
  • Are praised by husbands
    Proverbs 31:28
  • Are diligent and prudent
    Proverbs 31:13-27
  • Are benevolent to the poor
    Proverbs 31:20
  • Duty of, to unbelieving husbands
    1 Corinthians 7:13,14,16; 1 Peter 3:1,2
  • Should be silent in the Churches
    1 Corinthians 14:34

• Should seek religious instruction from their husbands
  1 Corinthians 14:35

• Of ministers should be exemplary
  1 Timothy 3:11

• Good-Exemplified
  • Wife of Manoah
    Judges 13:10
  • Orpah and Ruth
    Ruth 1:4,8
  • Abigail
    1 Samuel 25:3
  • Esther
    Esther 2:15-17
  • Elizabeth
    Luke 1:6
  • Priscilla
    Acts 18:2,26
  • Sarah
    1 Peter 3:6

• Bad-Exemplified
  • Samson's wife
    Judges 14:15-17
  • Michal
    2 Samuel 6:16
  • Jezebel
    1 Kings 21:25
  • Zeresh
    Esther 5:14
  • Job's wife
    Job 2:9
  • Herodias
    Mark 6:17
  • Sapphira
    Acts 5:1,2