What Does the Bible Say About Nagging Spouse?

Proverbs 21:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Ephesians 4:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ...

Proverbs 27:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

James 4:7-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Hebrews 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Hebrews 12:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But test everything; hold fast what is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Pray without ceasing,

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ...

Romans 12:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Romans 8:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Acts 5:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

John 16:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Matthew 22:36-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 5:37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Proverbs 21:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. ...

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

34 Bible Verses about Nagging Spouse

Proverbs 21:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 27:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 4:7-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 12:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 22:36-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 21:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 21:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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34 Bible Verses about Nagging Spouse

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Proverbs 21:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 27:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James 4:7-8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 12:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 22:36-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 21:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 21:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes