Colossians 3:19

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

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  • 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
  • Eph 5:25 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
  • Gen 2:23-24 : 23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.' 24 For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.
  • Gen 24:67 : 67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
  • Prov 5:18-19 : 18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.
  • Mal 2:14-16 : 14 Yet you ask, 'Why?' Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. 15 Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. 16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He hates divorce, and He covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
  • Rom 3:14 : 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.
  • Eph 5:28-29 : 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
  • Eph 5:33 : 33 However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  • Col 3:21 : 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Col 3:18
    84%

    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

  • Eph 5:22-25
    4 verses
    79%

    22Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

    23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

    24As the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

  • 1 Pet 3:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives.

    2When they observe your pure and reverent behavior.

    3Let your beauty not be external—such as elaborate hairstyles, the wearing of gold jewelry, or fine clothes.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-9
    5 verses
    77%

    5For in this way, in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands.

    6Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her children if you do what is good and do not fear anything that frightens you.

    7Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

    8Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.

    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Eph 5:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

    29For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

  • 1 Cor 7:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

  • Eph 5:32-33
    2 verses
    76%

    32This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

    33However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

  • Titus 2:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

  • Col 3:20-23
    4 verses
    73%

    20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

    23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for people.

  • 1 Tim 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.

    12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Eph 4:31
    69%

    31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.

  • Eph 6:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

    5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ.

  • Prov 5:18
    69%

    18May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

  • 1 Tim 3:2-5
    4 verses
    69%

    2Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

    3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

    4He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity.

    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

  • Titus 2:9
    69%

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • Deut 22:13
    69%

    13If a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and then turns against her,

  • Col 3:13
    68%

    13Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

  • 1 Pet 2:18
    68%

    18Servants, submit yourselves with all respect to your masters, not only to those who are good and gentle but also to those who are harsh.

  • Titus 3:2
    68%

    2Speak evil of no one, avoid quarrels, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy to everyone.

  • Ps 128:3
    68%

    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

  • 1 Cor 14:34
    68%

    34Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak but must be in submission, as the law says.

  • Matt 19:5
    68%

    5And he said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

  • Eph 4:26
    67%

    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

  • 1 Cor 7:33
    67%

    33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:13
    67%

    13And if a woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.