Bible Verses about “honoring your husband”
The Bible contains 50 verses about honoring your husband across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;”
“(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.”
“But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband”
“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“You husbands, in the same way, 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.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”
“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:”
“But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.”
“to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.”
“In the same way, 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;”
“Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.”
“that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:”
“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”
“The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.”
“with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;”
“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”
“She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.”
“seeing your pure behavior in fear.”
“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;”
“Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,”
“being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
“I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,”
“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.”
“not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.”
“one Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
“Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;”
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;”
“This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,”
“For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.”
“one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.”
“in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,”
“who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.”
“having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.”
“in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,”
“who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.”
“But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.”
“Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."”
“Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?”
“He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.”
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."”
“instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;”
“Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.”
“It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.”
“But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."”
“Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?”