Ten Commandments
for Husbands
(from http://www.bible.ca/marriage/f-10com-husb.htm)
Ten commandments for
husbands
1. Thou shalt not take thy wife
for granted, but will honour
and respect her as thy
equal. (1 Peter 3:7)
Honor Wife
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.
 NIV 1 Peter 3:7
Ten commandments for
husbands
2. Thy
highest allegiance,
except God, shall be to thy
wife, not thy relatives or
friends. (Genesis 2:24)
Allegiance
For this reason a
man will leave his father and
mother and be united to his
wife, and they will become
one flesh.
 NIV Genesis 2:24
Ten commandments for
husbands
3. Thou shalt frequently tell
thy wife how important &
valuable she is to thee.
(Philippians 2:3; Proverbs 31:10-11)
Important and Valuable
Do nothing out of
selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others
better than yourselves.
 NIV Philippians 2:3
Important and Valuable
A wife of noble
character who can find? She is
worth far more than rubies. 11
Her husband has full
confidence in her and lacks
nothing of value.
 NIV Proverbs 31:10
Ten commandments for
husbands
4. Thou
shalt hold thy wife's
love by the same means
that thou won it.
(Song of Solomon 5:10-16)
Hold Her Love
NIV Song of Solomon 5:10 My
lover is
radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten
thousand. 11 His head is
purest gold; his hair is
wavy and black as a raven.
Hold Her Love
12
His eyes are like doves by the
water streams, washed in milk,
mounted like jewels. 13 His
cheeks are like beds of spice
yielding perfume. His lips are
like lilies dripping with myrrh. 14
His arms are rods of gold set
with chrysolite.
Hold Her Love
His body is like polished ivory
decorated with sapphires. 15
His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold. His
appearance is like Lebanon,
choice as its cedars.
Hold Her Love
16 His
mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely. This is
my lover, this my friend, O
daughters of Jerusalem.
• “He’s Gorgeous”.
Ten commandments for
husbands
5. Thou
shalt actively establish
family discipline with thy
wife's help. (Ephesians 6:4)
Family Discipline
Fathers, do
not provoke your children to
anger, but bring them up in
the discipline and instruction
of the Lord.
 NAU Ephesians 6:4
Ten commandments for
husbands
6.
Remember to do all the little
things for thy wife when
you say you will. (Matthew 5:37)
Little Things
Simply let your
'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,'
'No'; anything beyond this
comes from the evil one.
 NIV Matthew 5:37
Ten commandments for
husbands
7. Keep
thine eyes on thy
own wife, not thy
neighbors.
(Proverbs 5:15-20; Job 31:1;
Jeremiah 5:8)
Eyes on Wife
Drink water
from your own cistern,
running water from your own
well. 16 Should your springs
overflow in the streets, your
streams of water in the
public squares?
 NIV Proverbs 5:15
Eyes on Wife
Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with
strangers. 18 May your
fountain be blessed, and
may you rejoice in the wife
of your youth.
 17
Eyes on Wife
A loving doe, a graceful deer-may her breasts satisfy you
always, may you ever be
captivated by her love. 20 Why be
captivated, my son, by an
adulteress? Why embrace the
bosom of another man's wife?
 19
Eyes on Wife
"I made a covenant
with my eyes not to look with lust
upon a young woman.”
 NLT Job 31:1
Eyes on Wife
They are well-fed,
lusty stallions, each neighing for
another man's wife.
 NIV Jeremiah 5:8
Ten commandments for
husbands
8.
Thou shalt make every
effort to see things from thy
wife's point of view.
(Genesis 21:12)
Her Viewpoint
NIV Genesis 21:12 But
God said to him,
"Do not be so distressed about
the boy and your maidservant.
Listen to whatever Sarah tells
you, because it is through Isaac
that your offspring will be
reckoned.
Ten commandments for
husbands
9.
Thou shalt not fail to kiss
thy wife every morning.
(Song of Solomon 1:2- I changed this
one from 8:1)
Morning Kiss

NIV Song of Solomon 1:2 Let
him
kiss me with the kisses of
his mouth-- for your love is
more delightful than wine.
Ten commandments for
husbands
10. Thou
shalt not be stingy
with thy wife when it comes
to money. (Esther 5:3)
Not Stingy

NIV Esther 5:3 Then
the king
asked, "What is it, Queen
Esther? What is your
request? Even up to half the
kingdom, it will be given you."