18 Bible Verses about Abusive Marriages
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If the unbelieving leave, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases for God has called us to peace.
In like manner, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. Even if your husband does not obey God's word, he may be won without a word by observing the way you live.
Pharisees came to him. They tested him, asking: Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason? He answered: Have you not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female? For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two shall become one flesh.read more.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God has joined together, let no man pull apart (separate)! They asked him: Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, to send her away? He answered: Moses allowed you to send your wives away because of your hardness of heart. It was not allowed from the beginning. I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery. And he who marries her when she is divorced, commits adultery.
I say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except for the reason of fornication, makes her liable to commit adultery. And if she marries again, the man she marries also commits adultery.
Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering, as though you were suffering as they are.
Blessings cover the head of the righteous. Violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life. Aggression comes from the mouth of the wicked.
You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.
Jehovah has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. Jehovah heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help.
I know that Jehovah will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.
Learn to do good (well) (right). Seek justice. Correct oppressors. Defend orphans. Plead the case of widows.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth. Speak what is good for understanding as the need may be, that it may give grace (divine favor) to those who hear.
If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain (worthless) (useless).
Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth! My brothers, these things should not be.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice.
