30 Bible Verses About Wife Duties

“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.”

“She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”

“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.”

“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”

“An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.”

“Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”

“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”

“So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.”

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”

“But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”

“A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.”

“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”

“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’”

“Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.”

“In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.”

“She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.”

“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”

“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”

“Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.”

“Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.”

“Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.”

“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”

“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.”

“Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.”

“She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.”

“But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.”

“Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.”

“Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”