Husband and Wife in the Bible (in the KJV New Testament) Husband(s) is found 59 times. Wives is found 12 times. Wife(s) is found 75 times. Marriage is found 16 times. Marry is found 16 times. Very few of these verses are instructions for husbands and wives. These are the few instructions for husband and wife and there are no contradictions with one another: Why Did God Give Adam a Wife? Genesis 2:18-25 KJV And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: a...