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What does the Bible say about abusive relationships?

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

10 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about abusive relationships

Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 6 votes
Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 4 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. 4 votes
Colossians 3:19 — Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 4 votes
Proverbs 21:9 — It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 3 votes
1 Timothy 5:8 — But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 3 votes
Titus 3:2 — To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 3 votes
Titus 3:10 — A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 3 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. 3 votes
Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 votes
Matthew 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 2 votes
Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 2 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. 2 votes
Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 2 votes
1 Timothy 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (3), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Timothy (2), Titus (2), Isaiah (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Peter (1)

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