Reverence is only used 13 times in the entire Bible. That is not very many when you look at the Word in its entirety. At least two are directly related to how a wife should act towards her husband. This was very enlightening to me. Considering how few times the word is mentioned, it must be a very important character trait for wives to seek.However, let each man of you without exception love his wife as his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly. - Ephesians 5:33When they observe the pure and modest way in which you conduct yourselves, together with your reverence for your husband; you are to feel for him all that reverence includes: to respect, defer to, revere him--to honor, esteem, appreciate, prize, and, in the human sense, to adore him, that is, to admire, praise, be … [Read more...]