- Not to be selected from among the ungodly Ge 24:3; 26:34,35; 28:1
- DUTIES OF, TO THEIR HUSBANDS
- To love them Tit 2:4
- To reverence them Eph 5:33
- To be faithful to them 1Co 7:3-5,10
- To be subject to them Ge 3:16; Eph 5:22,24; 1Pe 3:1
- To obey them 1Co 14:34; Tit 2:5
- To remain with them for life Ro 7:2,3
- SHOULD BE ADORNED
- Not with ornaments 1Ti 2:9; 1Pe 3:3
- With modesty and sobriety 1Ti 2:9
- With a meek and quiet spirit 1Pe 3:4,5
- With good works 1Ti 2:10; 5:10
- GOOD
- Are from the Lord Pr 19:14
- Are a token of the favour of God Pr 18:22
- Are a blessing to husbands Pr 12:4; 31:10,12
- Bring honour on husbands Pr 31:23
- Secure confidence of husbands Pr 31:11
- Are praised by husbands Pr 31:28
- Are diligent and prudent Pr 31:13-27
- Are benevolent to the poor Pr 31:20
- Duty of, to unbelieving husbands 1Co 7:13,14,16; 1Pe 3:1,2
- Should be silent in the Churches 1Co 14:34
- Should seek religious instruction from their husbands 1Co 14:35
- Of ministers should be exemplary 1Ti 3:11
- Good-Exemplified
- Wife of Manoah Jud 13:10
- Orpah and Ruth Ru 1:4,8
- Abigail 1Sa 25:3
- Esther Es 2:15-17
- Elizabeth Lu 1:6
- Priscilla Ac 18:2,26
- Sarah 1Pe 3:6
- Bad-Exemplified
- Samson's wife Jud 14:15-17
- Michal 2Sa 6:16
- Jezebel 1Ki 21:25
- Zeresh Es 5:14
- Job's wife Job 2:9
- Herodias Mr 6:17
- Sapphira Ac 5:1,2
The New Topical Text Book
Wives
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.