Here’s a collection of scriptures from Proverbs about wives. Next week we will present scriptures on mothers from Proverbs.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 6:29 KJV
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:2 NIV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Proverbs 19:13-14 KJV
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 21:9 NIV
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife. Proverbs 21:19 NIV
A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; Proverbs 29:17 NIV
Book on Women in the Bible
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Just Wives: Stories of Power and Survival in the Old Testament and Today by Katharine Doob Sakenfeld – Giving astute attention to social worlds of women, of both ancient and modern times, Katherine Sakenfeld explores the stories of eleven women in the Old Testament – Sarah, Hagar, ruth, Naomi, Vashti, Esther, Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba, Gomer and the good wife in Proverbs 31.
In clear and engaging fashion, she reveals the complexity of these women’s lives, drawing out the issues they faced and relating their struggles to the struggles women around the world face today.
By encouraging women from across the world in various cultures, to bring their own experiences to the biblical texts and sharing the interpretation of some who already have, Sakenfeld allows her readers to see new possiblities for meaning in the Scriptures. She includes study questions for group discussion. (from the back cover of the book)
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Website on Women in the Bible
Article: Marriage Role in Biblical Balance – Marriage Role in Biblical Balance by Wendell E. Miller: God’s will is for Christians to esteem His entire Word, and to both understand it and obey it in biblical balance. However, all too often Christians fail either to understand biblical balance in marriage roles or to be willing to obey God.
God has given five basic principles for marriage that are to be obeyed, not because a husband or wife “feels like it,” and not because the other person “deserves it,” but because God commands obedience.
Practicing God’s five principles for marriage means obeying God, loving God, and trusting God whether or not it is easy or “feels good” … (Click below to read the entire article)
Marriage Role in Biblical Balance
Book for Christian Women
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A Wife After God’s Own Heart: 12 Things That Really Matter in Your Marriage by Elizabeth George –
One secret to marital bliss is for a wife to love her husband the way God designed for her to love himeven with his shortcomings. God hasnt called a woman to change her husband, but to focus on her calling as a wife. And the rewards for doing so are rich! Elizabeth provides valuable and practical insights on 12 key areas of a marriage, including…
- What it means to be a husband’s helper
- What submission is and isn’t
- Nurturing joy in your home and family
- Excelling in your work…and making time for fun as a couple!
This book can be used alongside A Husband After God’s Own Heart, or as a stand-alone volume.
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Website For Christian Women
Wives of Faith – … is Committed to Building and Maintaining Healthy Christian Marriages. Our mission is to help Christian wives become the wives that God has called them to be.
… is a community of Christian wives who want to go against what the culture and society says about marriage, and find out God’s design for marriage. The women of Wives of Faith pray for each other, listen, and support one another. We are in it together and want to grow in unity.
… and the entire Faith and Family Ministries are here to help you be all that God created you to be.
Wives of Faith features:
- Prayer Requests
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- Monthly Challenge
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