finding a wife
What does the Bible say about finding a wife? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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22He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
4Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
10Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price. 11The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils. 12She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life. 13She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands. 14She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away. 15And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
14A house and its riches are given by parents. But a prudent wife is particularly from the Lord.
18The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”
4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.
1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2But, because of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should also act similarly toward her husband. 4It is not the wife, but the husband, who has power over her body. But, similarly also, it is not the husband, but the wife, who has power over his body. 5So, do not fail in your obligations to one another, except perhaps by consent, for a limited time, so that you may empty yourselves for prayer. And then, return together again, lest Satan tempt you by means of your abstinence. 6But I am saying this, neither as an indulgence, nor as a commandment.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
2But, because of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
10Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
9It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.