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What does the Bible say about abusive marriages?

20 verses about abusive marriages, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

11 booksMost in 1 Corinthians

Bible verses about abusive marriages

Colossians 3:19 — Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 8 votes
Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 6 votes
1 Peter 3:7 — Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 6 votes
1 Corinthians 7:15 — But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 5 votes
Ephesians 5:28 — So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 5 votes
Titus 3:2 — To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 5 votes
1 John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 4 votes
Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 3 votes
Malachi 2:16 — For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 7:1 — Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 7:12 — But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 3 votes
1 John 2:4 — He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 3 votes
Matthew 5:27 — Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 2 votes
Matthew 5:29 — And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 2 votes
Matthew 19:3 — The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 2 votes
Mark 10:2 — And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 11:3 — 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. 2 votes
Hebrews 13:4 — Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 2 votes
1 Peter 3:1 — Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 votes
1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 2 votes

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1 Corinthians (4), Matthew (3), 1 John (3), Ephesians (2), 1 Peter (2), Proverbs (1), Malachi (1), Mark (1), Colossians (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (1)

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