WIVES

(See also Concubines; Jehovah’s Woman; Marriage; Mothers; Widows; Women)

abusive speech by: lvs 150-151; lv 125-126; w10 9/15 20; g 10/09 6

advice trusted by company directors: g05 7/8 29

‘assigning honor’ to (1Pe 3:7): w25.01 8-13; w25.09 16; cl 99-100; w21.07 22; it-2 782; w15 11/15 23; w10 5/15 11-12; w09 7/15 8-9; g 1/08 7; w07 2/15 14-15; w06 5/15 32; w05 3/1 17; g02 2/8 11; w00 6/15 19-20; w95 7/15 19-20; kl 143-144; g94 10/8 20-21; w89 5/15 14-15

attitude toward husband’s privileges of service: w11 5/15 9

avoiding misuse of power: w86 8/15 16

battered: mrt article 16; g 4/13 8-11; w10 6/15 29-32; g05 8/8 6-7, 9; g01 11/8 3-12; g93 2/8 3-4, 6-8, 11-14; g90 9/22 30; g88 11/22 2-8

ancient laws permitting: g88 11/22 7

appreciation for Awake! articles on: g02 6/8 30; g02 6/22 30; g02 7/8 30; g89 5/8 30; g89 7/8 30

approval by some women and men: g88 7/8 29-30

Bible view: jd 121-122; g01 11/8 6-7, 12; g88 11/22 8

marriage handbook recommending: g88 11/22 7

older wives struck: g93 8/8 28-29

prevalence: g 4/13 9; g 12/12 28; g95 4/22 5

why wives don’t leave: g 4/13 9

batter husbands: g 10/09 30; g02 6/22 30; g94 3/22 30; g93 7/22 29

Cain’s wife: ijwbq article 127; it-1 387; w16.08 10; w10 9/1 25; w10 12/15 6; w04 1/1 29; w89 3/15 6; gm 90-91; rs 301-302

“capable wife” (Pr 31): it-2 1183; g 1/08 6; w00 2/1 30-31; g98 4/8 7, 10-11; w95 7/15 13; w89 5/15 18

“crown to her owner” (Pr 12:4): it-1 553; w03 1/15 29-30

value: it-1 506; mwb16.11 3

comments about God-given role: w07 1/15 7

communication with husband: w10 6/15 23; w92 10/15 14-15; w91 9/1 21-22; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-11; g86 7/8 10

complement: g 11/13 15; w97 6/15 24; w95 7/15 10-11; w89 5/15 16-17; pe 239

spiritual training of children: km 6/90 8

conflicts with husband: g 4/13 4-5; yp1 290-291; w88 11/1 17; g86 1/8 3-5, 10-12

conflicts with mothers-in-law: g90 2/22 3-11

consent for husband’s absence as volunteer: w89 5/15 19-20

consideration for wife:

caring for children: w88 3/1 24-25

not being untidy: w89 6/1 17-18

counsel in Proverbs: si 111

depressed:

how husbands can help: w90 3/15 27-28; g87 11/8 14-15

disagreements with husband: bhs 147-148

discussion: w21.02 8-13; lff lesson 49; it-2 1182-1184; bhs 146-148; bh 137-139; g 11/13 15; w11 5/15 8-10; w08 9/15 17; w07 2/15 18-22; w07 5/1 22-23; w89 5/15 15-20; pe 241-244

dominated by husband (Ge 3:16): it-2 1182; w12 9/1 4; g05 11/8 18-19

dwelling with, “according to knowledge” (1Pe 3:7): kl 143-144; g92 7/8 15-16; w89 5/15 13; w89 6/1 14

effect having children has on spirituality: w88 3/1 24-25

effect of husband’s supportive role: g86 8/8 31

employment: w87 8/15 5-6

Eve: it-2 1182

examples for wives:

Abigail: w24.03 16-17; w21.02 11-12; w19.10 23; w10 5/15 15-16; w07 2/15 21-22; w97 7/1 14-15; g96 12/8 14-15; w91 12/15 20

care for husband after stroke: w18.08 30; fy 120-121

care for husband having brain cancer: w12 5/15 15-16

Christian congregation: w05 3/1 16

chronically ill wife of traveling overseer: g90 6/8 16

Hannah: it-1 1031

Jesus Christ: w21.02 11; w09 7/15 9; w95 10/1 12; w86 12/1 18-19

joy though husband remains unbeliever: w12 2/15 30

Mary (mother of Jesus): w21.02 12-13; ia 154-156; w08 10/1 22-23

patient with husband’s anxiety attacks: w20.08 19

reaction to husband’s unfaithfulness: w94 11/15 25

Sarah: w23.05 25; scl 25; it-2 782; wp17.5 15; w12 1/1 8; w10 5/15 15; g 1/08 29; w07 2/15 21; w05 3/1 19-20; g96 12/8 14-15; w95 10/1 12-13; w89 7/1 19

Shulammite: w07 2/15 22

treatment of unbelieving husband: w16.02 23; w14 3/15 6; w12 2/15 27-28; w08 11/1 12

wife alone remains in truth: w02 8/15 28

experiences:

abandoned by husband: w15 1/15 11; w15 7/1 3, 6-7; w14 6/15 25, 27; w12 5/15 15; w06 1/1 8, 10-11; w97 1/1 4

abusive husband: wp19.3 15

accepts truth despite threat of death: yb95 140-142; w86 8/15 27-28

amazed by 1 Peter 3:7: yb07 55-56

conduct wins husband: lfs article 18; w19.08 14-19; w13 3/15 31; yb12 86

conduct wins husband and other family members: yb95 46; yb93 62

consensual wife won over: yb98 250, 252

cultivates love and respect for opposed husband: w24.03 17

encouragement for abandoned wife: w95 1/15 23

endures prison at husband’s hand: yb92 194

finally stands up to husband: yb08 9-10

firm despite threat of divorce: w98 1/15 16-17

helped to cope with death of husband: wp16.3 7

husband in military: w94 4/15 26-29

husband killed: w21.11 24

husband seriously injured: w00 4/15 4, 6

husband’s violence endured: g92 9/22 20

husband unfaithful: w24.10 9

husband who practiced witchcraft: yb13 47

husband with Alzheimer’s disease: w08 6/15 5-6

judge upholds Witness wife: w87 5/1 21

letter from branch to traveling overseer’s wife: w06 1/1 18

petulant heavy drinker: w12 7/1 12-13

pioneer: w88 12/15 27

polygamists’ wives move out: w03 11/15 12; yb96 43-44; jv 176-177

raises sons while caring for paralyzed husband: g99 12/22 13-16

reasoning with Witness’ unbelieving wife: yb95 56-57

wife changes view of husband’s seeming unmanliness: g93 7/8 10

wife’s changes impress husband: w99 1/1 4

wife threatens to leave: w96 2/1 29

wife won over: w14 3/15 5; w03 2/1 26, 28-29; w01 1/1 14; w01 11/1 13, 16; w94 3/15 8; w91 5/15 19; w89 4/1 31; w89 11/15 20; w88 11/1 7

Ezra urges dismissal of foreign: it-1 798; w06 1/15 20; w98 10/15 14-16; si 87

Hebrew words: w95 7/15 12

helper: w23.12 23; w11 5/15 8-9; w95 7/15 10-11

Israel (ancient): it-2 1182-1183

Jehovah’s wife: it-2 1183-1184; re 177-180, 183-186, 309-310; ws 77-78, 90-92

relationship of remnant to: ip-2 223-224

Jesus Christ’s bride: w07 2/15 13

“marriage of the Lamb” (Re 19:7-9): w22.05 17; w15 7/15 19; w14 2/15 8-12; re 275-278; ws 97

New Jerusalem: ijwbq article 145; w22.05 17-18; w10 7/15 5; re 301, 305-313; ws 96-97

“prepared herself” (Re 19:7): re 276-277

Law covenant: mwb21.07 10; it-2 1183, 1196

accused of adultery: it-1 494, 1261; it-2 234-235, 342, 1094

accused of not being virgin: it-1 271-272, 494; it-2 234, 341-343

concubines: it-1 495-496

duties: it-2 342

inheritance: it-1 1199-1200

privileges: it-2 342

love for husband: w16.08 14; tp 173-174; g86 1/8 11-12

loving-kindness toward husband: w10 8/15 23

maintaining husband’s love: w16.10 20

Malachi reproves Jews divorcing: mwb17.12 6; w16.08 11; jd 125-126; w02 5/1 17-19

Malachi reproves Jews with foreign: w02 5/1 17

menstruation:

consideration by husband: it-2 372; w89 5/15 13

sex during: it-2 372; w89 6/1 14

need for expressions of affection: w25.01 11, 13; ijwhf article 3; w89 7/15 31; pe 243

Nehemiah disciplines Jews with foreign: it-2 487

Nehemiah urges dismissal of foreign: si 90

of elders: w24.10 22; w02 11/15 25; w99 6/1 19; w91 7/1 18-19

husband not to reveal confidential information: w22.09 11-12; w20.03 22

husband’s responsibilities: w06 5/1 19; w02 11/15 25; w96 10/15 17-18

important role: w89 5/15 20

Paul’s counsel (1Ti 3:11): w96 10/15 17

sacrifices: cf 179; w96 10/15 19; w95 12/1 13

supportive role: w95 10/1 15

unbelieving wife: w96 10/15 21-22

of ministerial servants: w24.10 22

of traveling overseers: w19.02 19; yb11 149-150; w96 11/15 10-12; w91 7/1 17-18

circuit overseers: w24.10 22; od 111

contribution during visit: km 6/89 3

example of chronically ill: g90 6/8 16

praiseworthy: scl 73

preparing to be a wife: w23.12 22-23

privileges: it-2 1196-1197

“quiet and mild spirit” (1Pe 3:4): it-2 400; w89 5/15 19

‘rejoice with wife of youth’ (Pr 5:18): w92 8/1 32

respect for husband: w25.09 16; scl 72; g21.1 4; w18.09 29; it-2 782; lvs 52; w16.10 20; g16.6 8; lv 41-42; w10 8/15 23; w09 7/15 9; w08 3/15 11; w08 8/15 27; w07 2/15 18-22; w07 5/1 22-23; w06 9/15 24; g02 2/8 11; w97 8/15 18; kl 144; w91 2/1 22; w89 5/15 17-20; pe 243

responsibilities: scl 72-73; lff lesson 49; it-2 342, 1195-1197; lvs 52; bhs 146-148; lv 41-42; w12 5/15 6; rq 16; w92 10/15 11-12; w91 5/15 6-7; pe 242

home: it-2 1197; w97 8/15 19

relationship with Jehovah: w21.02 9, 13

selecting a wife: w25.03 23; scl 70-71; mwb22.09 5; lff lesson 42; lvs 134-136; w15 1/15 31-32; lv 113-115; yp2 28-32, 34-38, 40-41; g 5/07 20; w01 5/15 16-21

another race or culture: ijwbq article 43; g99 1/22 14; g98 1/22 20-21

not becoming ”unevenly yoked” (2Co 6:14): w24.07 24

“only in the Lord” (1Co 7:39): mwb22.09 4; mwb21.05 14; lvs 135; w15 1/15 31-32; w15 3/15 30-32; w15 8/15 26-27; lv 113; w12 5/15 4; w12 7/1 29; w11 10/15 15; w08 3/15 8; yp2 34; w04 7/1 30-31; w01 5/15 20-21; w01 8/15 30; g99 8/8 18-20; g99 10/8 19; g98 1/22 20; w89 1/15 24; w88 11/1 15-16; w87 9/15 31; w87 10/15 28-29; w86 1/15 9; w86 11/15 26-30; w86 12/15 30

whether to advertise in newspapers: w89 1/15 24

sex:

attitude toward: g86 7/8 9-10

consideration by husband: w25.01 10, 13; w15 1/15 27; w89 5/15 13; w89 6/1 14

consideration for husband: w89 5/15 19

not using as a psychological weapon: w89 5/15 19

sexual response: w15 1/15 27; yp 190

survey on extramarital: w86 11/15 10

“stick to his wife” (Ge 2:24): w89 5/15 16

subjection to husband: scl 83; cl 100; w21.02 8-13; it-2 522, 1196; lvs 52; w17.06 5; w16.08 14; w15 1/15 20-21; lv 41-42; w10 5/15 12-16; w10 8/1 13; w07 1/15 6-7; w07 2/15 18-22; w07 5/1 22; w03 11/1 18; w02 3/15 11; w00 6/15 14-15; w97 8/15 18; fy 34-35, 185-186; g96 12/8 14-15; kl 135-136; w94 7/1 21; w94 7/15 12; w92 10/15 11-12; w91 12/15 19-21; w89 5/15 16-17; gm 171-172; pe 241-242; rs 432; w88 11/1 17; tp 136-139

appreciation for Awake! articles on: g97 9/22 30

believing husband: w00 6/15 15

exceptions: ia 79-80; w09 7/1 20; w97 7/1 15

godly devotion shown by: w90 3/1 22

holiday activities: lvs 252; lv 158-159; w01 12/15 28-29

Jesus’ example: w07 2/15 19-20

not demeaning: w94 9/1 27

secondary to subjection to Jehovah: it-2 1196; kl 135-136

silence not required: w10 5/15 14-16

unbelieving husband: w21.02 12; w16.08 16; w15 8/15 27; bhs 147; w10 5/15 13-14; w95 6/1 26-29

wedding or funeral in church: w07 10/15 27-29; w02 5/15 28

when head covering is needed: lv 209-210; w02 7/15 26; rs 434

where they will live: w88 11/1 24

whether husband may annul wife’s vow: w04 8/1 27

whether precludes expressing feelings: w97 8/15 18; kl 144; w92 10/15 11-12; pe 241

support for husband: w11 5/15 8-10

survey on hearing “I love you” from husband: w89 7/15 31

symbolic: it-2 1183-1184

unbelieving wife: w17.10 13-14; w10 5/15 13-14; w05 3/1 19; w96 10/15 21-22; fy 132-134; kl 144-145; w89 11/15 20

child training: fy 134

helping to gain: w17.11 29; w12 2/15 28-30; km 11/10 5-6; w90 8/15 20-23

how elders can help: km 11/10 6

husband’s position on holiday activities: lv 158

sanctified: it-1 1131; it-2 860

why some oppose: w12 2/15 28; w90 8/15 21

violence, physical or verbal, toward family: jd 121-122

“weaker vessel” (1Pe 3:7): it-2 782; w06 5/15 32; w05 3/1 17-18; kl 143-144; g95 4/22 30; g94 10/8 19-21; g92 7/8 16-17; w89 5/15 13

when husband views pornography: ijwhf article 30; w23.08 14-17; w23.12 30

whether prior immorality precludes happiness: g86 3/8 28

‘wise woman builds up house’ (Pr 14:1): w11 5/15 9; w04 11/15 26; w97 3/15 14