These scriptures from the Bible are faithful reminders of the power of love and marriage.
Ah marriage! It's full of beauty but also comes with challenges, so we've rounded up 35 Bible verses about marriage to encourage and guide you in its journey.
Each of these passages from the New and Old Testaments speaks to married couples about their relationships, from its origins in Genesis to the oneness articulated in the gospels to the love poetry in Song of Songs. Most of these sets of words, however, are simply about love that comes from God and how it plays out in marriage and other relationships. Many of these verses would make good wedding blessings (or you might find inspirations in these wedding quotes too) and are also fitting scriptures to pray for a marriage too. They're all sure to help give you strength in your bond with your spouse in the ebbs and flows of the life of your family, and you might note the ones that stick out the most to you to write down in a card for an anniversary (perhaps with a special love quote for him too) to make your celebration extra meaningful!
And now for those 35 Bible verses about marriage and all the wisdom they bring to this great and mysterious union.
1
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”
2
Genesis 2:18
“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’”
3
1 John 4:7
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
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4
Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
5
Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
6
Matthew 19:6
"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
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7
Epheisans 4:2-3
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
8
1 Corinthians 13:13
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
9
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs."
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10
Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
11
Proverbs 30:18-19
"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman."
12
Proverbs 3:3-4
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man."
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13
1Thessalonians 5:11
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
14
1 Corinthians 16:14
"Do everything in love."
15
Ephesians 4:32
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
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16
Psalm 85:10
"Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other."
17
1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
18
Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
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19
Romans 12:10
"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
20
Mark 10:9
"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Ashley Leath
Ashley Leath is the Copy/Research Editor for Country Living and Veranda magazines. She also organizes the Country Living Front Porch Book Club and Veranda Sip & Read Book Club.
