Colossians 3:19
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
In Context
18The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;
20the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;
Cross References
Genesis 2:23and the man saith, 'This [is] the [proper] step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;
Proverbs 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
Malachi 2:14And ye have said, 'Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.
Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
Ephesians 5:25The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,
Ephesians 5:33but ye also, every one in particular — let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife — that she may reverence the 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 →