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The 17 most-voted verses about multiple wives, from 14 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.

Exodus 21:10 (BSB)

If he take him another [wife;] her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Exodus 21:10 (KJV)

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

Exodus 21:10 (WEB)

He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 17:17 (BSB)

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 17:17 (KJV)

He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 17:17 (WEB)

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:2 (BSB)

Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:2 (KJV)

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:2 (WEB)

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:2 (BSB)

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy 3:2 (KJV)

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

1 Timothy 3:2 (WEB)

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

1 Kings 11:3 (BSB)

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

1 Kings 11:3 (KJV)

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.

1 Kings 11:3 (WEB)

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

Isaiah 4:1 (BSB)

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Isaiah 4:1 (KJV)

Seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothing. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our reproach.”

Isaiah 4:1 (WEB)

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Luke 16:18 (BSB)

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.

Luke 16:18 (KJV)

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

Luke 16:18 (WEB)

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

1 Timothy 3:12 (BSB)

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

1 Timothy 3:12 (KJV)

Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

1 Timothy 3:12 (WEB)

And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:19 (BSB)

¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:19 (KJV)

Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

Genesis 4:19 (WEB)

I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

2 Samuel 12:8 (BSB)

And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

2 Samuel 12:8 (KJV)

I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.

2 Samuel 12:8 (WEB)

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (BSB)

[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (KJV)

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (WEB)

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 5:32 (BSB)

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Matthew 5:32 (KJV)

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

Matthew 5:32 (WEB)

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (BSB)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (KJV)

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (WEB)

“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 5:31 (BSB)

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:31 (KJV)

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”

Ephesians 5:31 (WEB)

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 5:33 (BSB)

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.

Ephesians 5:33 (KJV)

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Ephesians 5:33 (WEB)

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

Titus 1:6 (BSB)

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Titus 1:6 (KJV)

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

Titus 1:6 (WEB)

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

1 Peter 3:1 (BSB)

Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

1 Peter 3:1 (KJV)

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

1 Peter 3:1 (WEB)

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