There’s an old saying that a wise man listens to his wife, lest he suffer needlessly. And there’s truth in that. Women are naturally intuitive, picking up on what’s unsaid, sensing shifts in the unseen, and discerning danger before it becomes obvious. Many a man has avoided disaster simply by heeding his wife's quiet warnings.
But wisdom is not a one-way street.
Are men not also intuitive in their own way? Can a wife not also listen to her husband and find safety, direction, and covering? Does all discernment rest solely with wives, or has God designed both male and female to see differently, yet complementarily?
In Genesis 21:12, God Himself told Abraham, "Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Here, Sarah saw what Abraham didn’t—Isaac was the son of promise, and Ishmael, though loved, could not inherit alongside him. Abraham struggled with this, but God confirmed Sarah’s insight.
Yet, in Ephesians 5:23, the Word establishes, "For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church." This is not about control but about divine order. A man is called to lead his home, to see ahead, to protect, to provide wisdom that ensures stability. Many times, a husband sees what his wife does not—danger in a business deal, the need for patience in a decision, the weight of long-term consequences.
The real wisdom? Mutual listening.
A godly marriage is not one where only the husband speaks, nor where only the wife discerns. It is one where both listen—to each other, and ultimately, to God. The man’s wisdom tempers the woman’s intuition. The woman’s discernment sharpens the man’s vision. And together, they navigate life with clarity.
So yes, men—listen to your wives. There are things they see that you don’t.
But wives, listen to your husbands. There are things they see that you don’t.
And above all, both must listen to God—because only He sees everything.
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice." — Proverbs 12:15
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