Topic
Wife
76 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 2:24Easton · Nave Relation of, to husband
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- Proverbs 31:10–31Easton · Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
¶ 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. She seeketh wool, and flax, and…
- Colossians 3:18Easton · Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
- Colossians 3:19Easton · Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
- 1 Timothy 5:14Easton · Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
- 1 Peter 3:1–7Easton · Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
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; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be…
- Genesis 2:18Nave HELP
¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
- Genesis 2:20Nave HELP
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
- Genesis 2:23Nave Relation of, to husband
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
- Genesis 3:16Nave The judgment denounced against Eve
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 4:19Easton
¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
- Genesis 18:6Nave Domestic duties of
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
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- Genesis 24:1–67 Nave Procured
- Genesis 24:67 Nave Beloved, by Isaac
- Genesis 29:1–35 Nave Purchased
- Genesis 29:30 Nave Beloved, by Jacob
- Genesis 29:31–33 Nave Hated
- Genesis 31:14–16 Nave Loyal
- Genesis 34:4–10 Nave Procured
- Genesis 38:6 Nave Procured
- Genesis 39:7 Nave Potiphar' s
- Exodus 4:25 Nave Contentious, Zipporah
- Exodus 21:7–11 Nave Purchased
- Exodus 21:10 Easton
- Numbers 5:14–31 Nave Unfaithful
- Numbers 30:6–16 Nave Vows of
- Deuteronomy 22:13–21 Easton
- Judges 21:1–25 Nave Obtained by violence
- Ruth 4:10 Nave Purchased
- 1 Samuel 25:3 Nave Tactful Abigail
- 1 Samuel 25:14–42 Nave Tactful Abigail
- 2 Samuel 11:2–5 Nave Bath-sheba
- 1 Kings 11:4–8 Nave Idolatrous, Solomon' s wives
- 1 Kings 21:1–29 Nave Jezebel
- 2 Kings 9:30–37 Nave Jezebel
- Nehemiah 13:26 Nave Idolatrous, Solomon' s wives
- Esther 1:10–22 Nave Incorruptible, Vashti
- Esther 1:20–22 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Psalms 128:3 Nave FRUITFUL VINE
- Psalms 128:4 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 12:4 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 14:1 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 18:22 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 19:13 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 19:14 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 21:9 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 21:19 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 25:24 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 30:21–23 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Proverbs 31:13–27 Nave Domestic duties of
- Ezekiel 24:16 Nave Called — DESIRE OF THE EYES
- Matthew 19:3–9 Easton
- Matthew 19:4–6 Easton
- 1 Corinthians 7:2–5 Easton
- 1 Corinthians 7:2–6 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:10–14 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:16 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:27–29 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:32–34 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:38–40 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 11:3–12 Nave Relation of, to husband
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 11:7–9 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 11:11 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 11:12 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Ephesians 5:22–33 Easton
- Ephesians 5:22–25 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Ephesians 5:28 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Ephesians 5:31 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Ephesians 5:33 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Timothy 5:9 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- 1 Timothy 5:10 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
- Titus 2:3–5 Nave UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 13 references
The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife’s legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband. Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
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See MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 75 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Called
- DESIRE OF THE EYES Eze 24:16
- → HELP Ge 2:18,20
- → FRUITFUL VINE Ps 128:3
- → The judgment denounced against Eve Ge 3:16
- → Relation of, to husband Ge 2:18,23,24; 1Co 11:3-12
- → Domestic duties of Ge 18:6; Pr 31:13-27
- → Beloved, by Isaac Ge 24:67
- → Beloved, by Jacob Ge 29:30
- → Hated Ge 29:31-33
- → Loyal Ge 31:14-16
- → Unfaithful Nu 5:14-31
- → Potiphar' s Ge 39:7
- → Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5
- → Contentious, Zipporah Ex 4:25
- → See UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES, below
- → Idolatrous, Solomon' s wives 1Ki 11:4-8; Ne 13:26
- → Jezebel 1Ki 21; 2Ki 9:30-37
- → Incorruptible, Vashti Es 1:10-22
- → Tactful Abigail 1Sa 25:3,14-42
- → Purchased Ge 29; Ex 21:7-11; Ru 4:10
- → Obtained by violence Jud 21
- → Procured Ge 24; 34:4-10; 38:6
- → Vows of Nu 30:6-16
- → See DIVORCE
- → See MARRIAGE
- → See VIRGIN
- → UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:18,23,24; 3:16; Es 1:20-22; Ps 128:3,4; Pr 12:4; 14:1; 18:22; 19:13,14; 21:9,19; 25:24; 30:21-23; 31:10-31; 1Co 7:2-6,10-14,16,27-29,32-34,38-40; 11:3,7-9,11,12; 14:34,35; Eph 5:22-25,28,31,33; Col 3:18,19; 1Ti 3:11; 5:9,10,14; Tit 2:3-5; 1Pe 3:1-7
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.