Bible Verses For
Bible Verses for Wives
Marriage asks you to love, forgive, and build a life alongside another imperfect person, day after ordinary day. It is beautiful and it is hard work. These verses are for the wife who wants to love well, grow in grace, and find her strength in God.
What God says over wives
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”
A virtuous wife is precious; she does her husband good all her days.
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
Love is patient and kind, the very love your marriage needs.
“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
Above all, put on love, which binds everything together in unity.
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
With lowliness and patience, keep the unity of the Spirit in peace.
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”
A wise woman builds her house; you shape the home by your hands and heart.
“But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”
The hidden beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit is precious to God.
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”
Two are better than one; you were made to lift each other up.
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
Charm is deceitful and beauty passes, but a woman who fears the Lord is praised.
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Forbear and forgive one another, as Christ forgave you.
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
Look to one another's interests, not only your own.
Where this all leads
Your deepest identity is not wife but beloved of God, secure whether marriage is easy or hard today. The love you long to give and receive flows first from Christ, who loved you fully at the cross. Be filled by Him, forgiven by Him, and let His love be the source of the love you pour into your home.
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A prayer for wives
Lord, help me love my husband with patience, kindness, and grace, even on the hard days. Fill me with Your love so I have love to give. Make me a builder of peace in our home. Guard our marriage and grow us closer to You and each other. In Jesus name, amen.
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- What is a good Bible verse for a wife?
- Proverbs 31:10-12 celebrates a virtuous wife, and 1 Peter 3:4 honors a gentle and quiet spirit as precious to God. 1 Corinthians 13 describes the love a marriage needs.
- What does the Bible say about being a wife?
- It celebrates the wife as a good thing and a blessing (Proverbs 18:22, 31:10), calls her to love, patience, and forgiveness (Colossians 3), and roots her worth in reverence for God (Proverbs 31:30).