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Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΟἱHoiyou who [are]G3588 →
ἄνδρες,andresHusbands,G435 →
ἀγαπᾶτεagapatedo loveG25 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
γυναῖκαςgunaikaswivesG1135 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
πικραίνεσθεpikrainesthedo be harshG4087 →
πρὸςprostowardG4314 →
αὐτάς.¶autasthem.G846 →

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1 Peter 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.Genesis 2:23–24And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”Colossians 3:21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herEphesians 5:28–29In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.1 Corinthians 7:33But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,Proverbs 5:18–19May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.Malachi 2:14–16Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.Romans 3:14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

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The Word Made Flesh — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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