EP 6: 10 Tips for Avoiding Arguments in Marriage

Even in the best of marriages, couples will have differences of opinions. But how can we keep occasional disagreements from resulting in harsh tones, angry words, and hurt feelings? How can we quit quarreling with our spouse?

That's the topic for this week's episode of The Loving Life at Home Podcast. Tune in for 10 tips for avoiding unnecessary arguments in marriage.

VERSES CITED

- Proverbs 10:19 - "With a multitude of words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise.”

- Proverbs 16:18 - "Prides goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall."

- James 4:6 - "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

- Ephesians 4:26 - "' In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."

- Proverbs 15:1 - "A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger."

- James 1:19 - "This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God."

- Proverbs 21:1 - "The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.”

- Matthew 18:21-22 - "Then Peter came and said to Him, 'Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?' Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'"

- Matthew 6:14-15 - "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions."

- Proverbs 17:14 - "The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so abandon the quarrel before it breaks out."

- James 1:5 - "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."

- 2 Corinthians 7:9 - "And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us."

- Galatians 6:1 - "Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted."

- Genesis 2:25 - "Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame

- 9 Ways to Defuse a Disagreement

- 25 Ways to Disagree with Dignity

FOR FURTHER READING

- Love Your Husband/ Love Yourself

- 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband