pleasing your husband

The 14 most-voted verses about pleasing your husband, from 8 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:12 (BSB)

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:12 (KJV)

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:12 (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)

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 3:16 (BSB)

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Genesis 3:16 (KJV)

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. You will bear children in pain. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Genesis 3:16 (WEB)

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (BSB)

A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (KJV)

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (WEB)

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (BSB)

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (KJV)

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:1 (WEB)

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22 (BSB)

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22 (KJV)

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22 (WEB)

Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:24 (BSB)

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.

Ephesians 5:24 (KJV)

But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:24 (WEB)

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:4 (BSB)

Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Hebrews 13:4 (KJV)

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:4 (WEB)

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 (BSB)

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 (KJV)

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 (WEB)

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Proverbs 31:11 (BSB)

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Proverbs 31:11 (KJV)

The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

Proverbs 31:11 (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)

Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Colossians 3:5 (BSB)

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Colossians 3:5 (KJV)

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Colossians 3:5 (WEB)

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

1 Timothy 2:12 (BSB)

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

1 Timothy 2:12 (KJV)

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

1 Timothy 2:12 (WEB)

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

3 John 1:4 (BSB)

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

3 John 1:4 (KJV)

I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.

3 John 1:4 (WEB)

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