Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
What it says
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
What it is doing
It balances authority with tender love.
In context
18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. 21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.