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Husbands
1. Should have but one wife. Ge 2:24; Mr 10:6-8; 1Co 7:2-4.
2. Have authority over their wives. Ge 3:16; 1Co 11:3; Eph 5:23.
3. Duty of, to wives
a. To respect them. 1Pe 3:7.
b. To love them. Eph 5:25-33; Col 3:19.
c. To regard them as themselves. Ge 2:23; Mt 19:5.
d. To be faithful to them. Pr 5:19; Mal 2:14,15.
e. To dwell with them for life. Ge 2:24; Mt 19:3-9.
f. To comfort them. 1Sa 1:8.
g. To consult with them. Ge 31:4-7.
h. Not to leave them, though unbelieving. 1Co 7:11,12,14,16.
4. Duties of, not to interfere with their duties to Christ. Lu 14:26; Mt 19:29.
5. Good-Exemplified
a. Isaac. Ge 24:67.
6. Bad-Exemplified
a. Solomon. 1Ki 11:1.