What does the Bible say about wife?
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The Bible presents a wife as God’s good gift in marriage, called with her husband to faithful companionship, covenant love, and service to the Lord. In Genesis 2:18-24, God creates woman as a fitting helper for man, and marriage joins husband and wife as one flesh. Genesis 3:16 shows that sin brings sorrow and conflict into this relationship, yet God’s design remains good. Psalm 128:3 portrays a wife as a fruitful blessing within a God-fearing household. First Corinthians 11:3-12 teaches both ordered responsibilities and the mutual dependence of man and woman under God. A wife is therefore to be honored, cherished, and received with gratitude as a fellow heir of God’s grace.
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- DESIRE OF THE EYES Ezekiel 24:16
- HELP Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:20
- FRUITFUL VINE Psalms 128:3
- The judgment denounced against Eve Genesis 3:16
- Relation of, to husband Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:23; Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 11:3-12
- Domestic duties of Genesis 18:6; Proverbs 31:13-27
- Beloved, by Isaac Genesis 24:67
- Beloved, by Jacob Genesis 29:30
- Hated Genesis 29:31-33
- Loyal Genesis 31:14-16
- Unfaithful Numbers 5:14-31
- Potiphar’ s Genesis 39:7
- Bath-sheba 2 Samuel 11:2-5
- Contentious, Zipporah Exodus 4:25
- See UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES, below
- Idolatrous, Solomon’ s wives 1 Kings 11:4-8; Nehemiah 13:26
- Jezebel 1 Kings 21; 2 Kings 9:30-37
- Incorruptible, Vashti Esther 1:10-22
- Tactful Abigail 1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:14-42
- Purchased Genesis 29; Exodus 21:7-11; Ruth 4:10
- Obtained by violence Judges 21
- Procured Genesis 24; Genesis 34:4-10; Genesis 38:6
- Vows of Numbers 30:6-16
- See DIVORCE
- See MARRIAGE
- See VIRGIN
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:23; Genesis 2:24; Genesis 3:16; Esther 1:20-22; Psalms 128:3; Psalms 128:4; Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 19:14
- See HUSBAND
- See PARENTS
- See WIDOW
- See WOMEN
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