What Bible principles helped you to change?

Troy: There are so many. At 1 Peter 3:7, the Bible says that I should show my wife “honor.” Galatians 5:23 encourages “mildness” and “self-control.” Ephesians 4:31 condemns “abusive speech.” Hebrews 4:13 says that “all things are . . . openly exposed” to God. So God sees my conduct, even if my neighbors do not. I also learned that I needed to change my associates, since “bad associations spoil useful habits.” (1 Corinthians 15:33) You see, my former friends actually encouraged my violent ways. They felt it was right to beat a woman to keep her “under control.”