Topic
Wives
55 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 3:16Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be subject to them
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 24:3Torrey Not to be selected from among the ungodly
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
- Genesis 26:34Torrey Not to be selected from among the ungodly
¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
- Genesis 26:35Torrey Not to be selected from among the ungodly
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
- Genesis 28:1Torrey Not to be selected from among the ungodly
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
- Judges 13:10Torrey Good-Exemplified — Wife of Manoah
And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
- Judges 14:15–17Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Samson's wife
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? And Samson’s…
- Ruth 1:4Torrey Good-Exemplified — Orpah and Ruth
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
- Ruth 1:8Torrey Good-Exemplified — Orpah and Ruth
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
- 1 Samuel 25:3Torrey Good-Exemplified — Abigail
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
- 2 Samuel 6:16Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Michal
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
- 1 Kings 21:25Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Jezebel
¶ But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
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- Esther 2:15–17 Torrey Good-Exemplified — Esther
- Esther 5:14 Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Zeresh
- Job 2:9 Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Job's wife
- Proverbs 12:4 Torrey GOOD — Are a blessing to husbands
- Proverbs 18:22 Torrey GOOD — Are a token of the favour of God
- Proverbs 19:14 Torrey GOOD — Are from the Lord
- Proverbs 31:10 Torrey GOOD — Are a blessing to husbands
- Proverbs 31:11 Torrey GOOD — Secure confidence of husbands
- Proverbs 31:12 Torrey GOOD — Are a blessing to husbands
- Proverbs 31:13–27 Torrey GOOD — Are diligent and prudent
- Proverbs 31:20 Torrey GOOD — Are benevolent to the poor
- Proverbs 31:23 Torrey GOOD — Bring honour on husbands
- Proverbs 31:28 Torrey GOOD — Are praised by husbands
- Mark 6:17 Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Herodias
- Luke 1:6 Torrey Good-Exemplified — Elizabeth
- Acts 5:1 Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Sapphira
- Acts 5:2 Torrey Bad-Exemplified — Sapphira
- Acts 18:2 Torrey Good-Exemplified — Priscilla
- Acts 18:26 Torrey Good-Exemplified — Priscilla
- Romans 7:2 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To remain with them for life
- Romans 7:3 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To remain with them for life
- 1 Corinthians 7:3–5 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be faithful to them
- 1 Corinthians 7:10 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be faithful to them
- 1 Corinthians 7:13 Torrey GOOD — Duty of, to unbelieving husbands
- 1 Corinthians 7:14 Torrey GOOD — Duty of, to unbelieving husbands
- 1 Corinthians 7:16 Torrey GOOD — Duty of, to unbelieving husbands
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To obey them
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 Torrey Should seek religious instruction from their husbands
- Ephesians 5:22 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be subject to them
- Ephesians 5:24 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be subject to them
- Ephesians 5:33 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To reverence them
- 1 Timothy 2:9 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — Not with ornaments
- 1 Timothy 2:10 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — With good works
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Torrey Of ministers should be exemplary
- 1 Timothy 5:10 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — With good works
- Titus 2:4 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To love them
- Titus 2:5 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To obey them
- 1 Peter 3:1 Torrey DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS — To be subject to them
- 1 Peter 3:2 Torrey GOOD — Duty of, to unbelieving husbands
- 1 Peter 3:3 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — Not with ornaments
- 1 Peter 3:4 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — With a meek and quiet spirit
- 1 Peter 3:5 Torrey SHOULD BE ADORNED — With a meek and quiet spirit
- 1 Peter 3:6 Torrey Good-Exemplified — Sarah
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 58 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Not to be selected from among the ungodly Ge 24:3; 26:34,35; 28:1
- DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS
- SHOULD BE ADORNED
- GOOD
- Are from the Lord Pr 19:14
- Are a token of the favour of God Pr 18:22
- Are a blessing to husbands Pr 12:4; 31:10,12
- Bring honour on husbands Pr 31:23
- Secure confidence of husbands Pr 31:11
- Are praised by husbands Pr 31:28
- Are diligent and prudent Pr 31:13-27
- Are benevolent to the poor Pr 31:20
- Duty of, to unbelieving husbands 1Co 7:13,14,16; 1Pe 3:1,2
- Should be silent in the Churches 1Co 14:34
- Should seek religious instruction from their husbands 1Co 14:35
- Of ministers should be exemplary 1Ti 3:11
- Good-Exemplified
- Bad-Exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.