What does the Bible say about finding a good husband?
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The Bible teaches that a good husband is received as a gift from God and should be sought with patient faith, wise discernment, and a shared devotion to Christ. Proverbs 18:22 honors marriage as God’s favor, while Genesis 2:18 and 2:24 show that God designed marriage for faithful companionship and one-flesh covenant union. Seek the Lord first, waiting on Him as Psalm 27:14 urges, and remember that He looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, as 1 Samuel 16:7 teaches. A godly husband will love sacrificially and tenderly, as Colossians 3:19 commands, and should be united with you in faith, following 2 Corinthians 6:14-17. Contentment in Christ remains secure whether married or single, for Hebrews 13:5 assures believers of God’s abiding presence.
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- Psalms 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.
- Genesis 2:18
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."
- Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
- Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
- Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
- Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."
- 2 Corinthians 6:14-17
[14] Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness? [15] What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? [16] What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people." [17] Therefore, "'Come out from among them, And be separate,' says the Lord, 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
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