Bible Verses About Being a Good Spouse

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it."

"Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."

"Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel."

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her."

"Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them."

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own."

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow."

"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."

"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."

"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another."

What does the Bible say about being a good spouse?

Being a good spouse is not about being a perfect spouse — it's about being a faithful, loving, growing one. Scripture gives husbands and wives specific callings that, when followed, create marriages that reflect the gospel itself. Key King James Version passages include Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:33, 1 Peter 3:7. This page collects 10 KJV verses about being a good spouse, each quoted in full.

What does the Bible say about being a good husband?

Ephesians 5:25 calls husbands to love their wives 'as Christ loved the church' — sacrificially, protectively, and selflessly. 1 Peter 3:7 adds that husbands should honor their wives and understand them.

What does the Bible say about being a good wife?

Proverbs 31 describes a wife of noble character. Ephesians 5:33 calls wives to reverence their husbands. 1 Peter 3:1 emphasizes that a wife's godly conduct can influence an unbelieving husband without a word.