Colossians 3:19
Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
In Context
18Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.
20Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 2:23And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.
Proverbs 5:18Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.
Malachi 2:14But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.
Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:33But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:19-25
Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,… Read the whole commentary →