Bible Verses About Domestic Violence and Abuse

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

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

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.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: