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Bible Verses About abusive relationships

15 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about abusive relationships. This collection of 15 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Proverbs 22:24
King James (KJV)Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

15 Key Scriptures

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
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. to peace: Gr. in peace
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide: Heb. an house of society
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. house: or, kindred
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.
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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,
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; of good: or, modest
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.

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