1 Peter 3:7-12 You married men, in the same way, must live with your wives in an intelligent consideration of them; you must show them deference, too, as the weaker sex, as they share with you the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ You married men, in the same way, must live with your wives in an intelligent consideration of them; you must show them deference, too, as the weaker sex, as they share with you the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. ⁸ Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble, ⁹ never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs. ¹⁰ For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. ¹¹ He must turn, too, away from evil and do right; He must seek peace and follow it, ¹² Because the eyes of the Lord are on upright men, and His ears listen to their pleading cries, but His face is against them that do wrong."