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What does the Bible say about pleasing your husband?

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The Bible calls a wife to honor and support her husband in the Lord, while never treating her as inferior or excusing sin, coercion, or harm. Ephesians 5:22-24 frames a wife's submission within the church's shared submission to Christ, and 1 Peter 3:1 commends a godly, respectful witness. Proverbs 31:12 and Proverbs 14:1 praise the wife who faithfully builds her household and seeks her husband's good. Yet Scripture also commands husbands to live considerately with their wives and honor them as fellow heirs of grace (1 Peter 3:7). Marriage is to be marked by mutual service, faithfulness, and affectionate care (1 Corinthians 7:3-5; Hebrews 13:4).

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:3-5

    [3] Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. [4] The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife. [5] Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • 1 Peter 3:1

    In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

  • Proverbs 31:12

    She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.

  • 1 Peter 3:7

    You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

  • Ephesians 5:24

    But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

  • Hebrews 13:4

    Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

  • Proverbs 14:1

    Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

  • Genesis 3:16

    To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

  • Ephesians 5:22

    Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

  • Proverbs 12:4

    A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, But a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

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