Bible Verses About Respecting Women

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

5 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

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.

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

5 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.