REJECT CONDUCT THAT DISHONORS YOUR WIFE

 Being physically abusive. Jehovah hates anyone who is violent. (Psalm 22:5) He specifically condemns husbands who abuse their wife. (Malachi 2:16; read Colossians 3:19.) According to our theme scripture, 1 Peter3:7, if a husband does not treat his wife well, his relationship with God will be affected. Jehovah may not even listen to his prayers. 

Being verbally abusive. Some husbands abuse their wife with angry words and hurtful speech. But Jehovah hates "anger, wrath, screaming, and hurtful speech." (Read Ephesians 4:31, 32.) He hears everything. The way a husband speaks to his wife, even in the privacy of their home, matters to Jehovah. A husband who speaks harshly to his wife damages not only his marriage but also his friendship with God. - JAMES 1:26. 

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