Want to know what is or what makes a good husband according to the Bible? There are numerous bible verse about a good husband. 

The Bible says that the husband is the head of the wife (Ephesians 5:23) and the head of every man is Christ (1 Corinthians 11:3).

So for a man to be a good husband it is necessary for him to submit to Christ. And as Christ instructs him, he is able to pass on the instruction to his wife. This gives the woman that is married to him confidence that the man who is head over her is a great leader and she can therefore submit to him.

John 10:11 says that Christ is the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. This means that the bible expects a good husband to take on the role of a good shepherd when it comes to his wife and family.

Women love security and if she knows that her husband is a good shepherd, she will be confident that she will never be in want according to Psalm 23:1. 

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Table of Contents

1. Bible Verse About A Good Husband
2. Bible Verses About Being A Husband And Father
3. A Good Husband Is A Gift From God Bible Verse
4. Finding A Good Husband Bible Verse

Bible Verse About A Good Husband

1. A good husband fulfils his marital duty (1 Corinthians 7:3)

“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.” 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

2.     A good husband is faithful to his wife (1 Timothy 3:2)

“Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…” 1 Timothy 3:2

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3. A good husband doesn’t divorce his wife (1 Corinthians 7:11, 27, Matthew 5:32)

“And a husband must not divorce his wife.” 1 Corinthians 7:11

“Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free.” 1 Corinthians 7:27

“But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” Matthew 5:32

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4. A good husband protects his wife (Malachi 2:15-16)

“So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.” Malachi 2:15-16

5. A good husband treats his wife with respect (1 Peter 3:7)

“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.” 1 Peter 3:7

6. A good husband loves his wife as he loves himself (Ephesians 5:25-33)

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” Ephesians 5:25

“So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself” Ephesians 5:28

“However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”Ephesians 5:33

7. A good husband enjoys life with his wife (Proverbs 5:18-19)

“Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love.” Proverbs 5:18-19

8. A good husband is loving (1 Corinthians 13:1-7)

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

9. A good husband honors his parents (Exodus 20:12)

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

10. A good husband fears the Lord (Psalm 128:1-3)

“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” Psalm 128:1-3

11. A good husband praises his wife (Proverbs 31:28)

“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:” Proverbs 31:28

12. A good husband bonds with his wife (Deuteronomy 24:5)

“When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken.” Deuteronomy 24:5

13. A good husband allows Christ to be the head and then he is the head of his wife (1 Corinthians 11:3)

“But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.” 1 Corinthians 11:3

14. A good husband is not harsh to his wife (Colossians 3:19)

“Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” Colossians 3:19

15. A good husband is faithful to his wife and is a family man ( Timothy 3:12)

“A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.” 1 Timothy 3:12

16. A good husband is self-controlled (Titus 2:6)

“Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.” Titus 2:6

17. A good husband honours his marriage (Hebrews 13:4)

“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.” Hebrews 13:4 

18. A good husband prays for his wife (Genesis 25:21)

“Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.” Genesis 25:21

19. A good husband listens to his wife (Genesis 21:12)

“But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” Genesis 21:12

Bible Verses About Being A Husband And Father

When a man is both a husband and father, it is important to honour both roles. One can’t be a good father while neglecting his wife. And he can’t be a husband and father but choose not to involve himself in raising his children. 

Psalm 128:3 says, “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” This means that if you fear God, he will make you a husband and father.

1. A husband must be faithful to his wife (1 Timothy 3:2)

“Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach” 1 Timothy 3:2

2. A husband and father must manage his own family well (1 Timothy 3:3-4)

“…not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.” 1 Timothy 3:3-4

3. A father should not provoke his children to wrath but train them well (Ephesians 6:4)

“And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4

4. A husband and father must provide for his household (1 Timothy 5:8)

“But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8

5. A husband should love his wife as himself (Ephesians 5:28)

“So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself” Ephesians 5:28

A Good Husband Is A Gift From God Bible Verse

The bible says in Proverbs 19:14 that “House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD” This means that the same can be said for a husband. A good husband is from the Lord.

Eve, the first woman on earth did not choose her husband Adam, but God choose Adam for her. This means that the husband was a gift from God. 

James 1:17 says that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Finding A Good Husband Bible Verse

Genesis 2:18 says, “Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.””

The bible in Proverbs 18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” 

The same can be said when a woman finds a good husband, she also benefits from the favor that her husband finds from God. 

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