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The 13 most-voted verses about wives, from 6 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (BSB)

¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (KJV)

Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (WEB)

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Proverbs 21:19 (BSB)

[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:19 (KJV)

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:19 (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)

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Ephesians 5:25 (BSB)

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians 5:25 (KJV)

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,

Ephesians 5:25 (WEB)

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:28 (BSB)

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Ephesians 5:28 (KJV)

Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:28 (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)

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)

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)

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 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)

“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)

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Colossians 3:19 (BSB)

Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.

Colossians 3:19 (KJV)

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

Colossians 3:19 (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)

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