Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Bible References
Love
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and still more, his own life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
Ephesians 5:25
You married men must love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,
1 Peter 3:7
You married men, in the same way, must live with your wives in an intelligent consideration of them; you must show them deference, too, as the weaker sex, as they share with you the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Bitter
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, stop exasperating your children, so as to keep them from losing heart.
Romans 3:14
Their mouths are full of bitter cursing.
Ephesians 4:31
You must remove all bitterness, rage, anger, loud threats, and insults, with all malice.
James 3:14
But if you cherish bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, stop being proud of it and stop being false to the standard of truth.