Scriptural qualities a potential wife should have

[Kilk1]

Hello! I was wondering what qualities, as a Christian young man, I should look for in a wife. If you have advice, it would be appreciated, but I'll require that you support the qualities you suggest with book, chapter, and verse. Thanks!

 

[Paidiske]

I would say, look for the fruit of the spirit; (Galatians 5:22-23).

And look for someone with the maturity to understand the commitment of marriage and live up to it. I can't immediately call to mind a Scripture for that one, but you don't (for example) want someone who's more excited about the pageantry of the wedding day than taking seriously the words of the vows.

 

[Jeshu]

Hello! I was wondering what qualities, as a Christian young man, I should look for in a wife. If you have advice, it would be appreciated, but I'll require that you support the qualities you suggest with book, chapter, and verse. Thanks!

i found that a Christian woman who openly and actively displays her love for God and neighbour, makes for the best wife. A woman who actively loves the Lord and stays faithful to His revealed truth loving her neighbours will also love you and stay faithful to you.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

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but a good wife is a gift from the Lord. ESV
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Proverbs 31:10-12 NLV - Who can find a good wife? For she is ...
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Proverbs 31:10-12 New Life Version (NLV). 10 Who can find a good wife? For she is worth far more than rubies that make one rich. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will never stop getting good things.

Proverbs 31:10-31 CEV - In Praise of a Good Wife - A truly ...
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In Praise of a Good Wife - A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find! Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down. She is good to him every day of her life, and with her ...

Proverbs 18:22,1 Corinthians 7 NKJV - He who finds a wife ...
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1 Corinthians 7 New King James Version (NKJV) Principles of Marriage. 7 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

 

[Kilk1]

I would say, look for the fruit of the spirit; (Galatians 5:22-23).

And look for someone with the maturity to understand the commitment of marriage and live up to it. I can't immediately call to mind a Scripture for that one, but you don't (for example) want someone who's more excited about the pageantry of the wedding day than taking seriously the words of the vows.

So far, you've given the best answer, as you used Scripture to support it! Yes, I haven't thought much about it till now, but while the fruit of the Spirit is something all Christians should possess, "all Christians" includes a potential wife as well, since I don't want to "be unequally yoked together with unbelievers" (2 Cor. 6:14-18, NKJV).