Bible Verses About Love and Marriage

Looking for some spiritual inspiration for your upcoming wedding? Need to refer to some scripture on love or marriage? Maybe you are already married and just need to re-up. Well, I’ve got you covered!

Marriage not only a big life event, but it is the ultimate commitment you will ever make to another individual. Marriage is sacred. The Bible often talks about sanctity, devotion and love.

There is something for everyone, for every stage in their marriage or relationship. These Bible verses about marriage is perfect for weddings, vows, speeches or you could save them for a rainy day. Wedding scriptures are very popular among religious couples, but they could be used for all couples and all romantic relationships.

There are many biblical texts that talk about marriage. In this blog post, we will list the best Bible verses about marriage. Some of these verses you will know and there will be some you may not be familiar with. Either way you will feel excited about marriage as you gain a more wisdom for reading these Bible verses about marriage.

What are the best bible verses about marriage?

Wondering what are some star bible verses to refer to about marriage? We will start by listing the most popular:

These are the most popular bible verses. These are often mentioned during weddings, vow renewals and other special events.

1 Corinthians 13:4 — Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant…

1 Corinthians 13:13 — And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 John 4:19 — We love because he first loved us. 

Proverbs 18:22 — He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

Mark 10:9  — Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.

Bible verses about love

There are significant scriptures on love. Love in the Bible is seen with couples like Adam and Eve, Mary and Joseph and so many more.

When speaking of love, it often goes back to the love of God because nothing could compare. Though God we love others.

Here are some notable bible verses about love:

1 John 4:8 — Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love

Romans 12:9-10 — Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

1 John 4:16 — And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

John 15:12 — This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you .

Proverbs 4:23 — Above all else, guard you heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Bible verses about marriage

What does the Bible say about marriage?

Proverbs 18:22 — He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD

1 Peter 4:8 —  Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Ruth 1:16-17 —  Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me.

Colossians 3:14 — And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

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.

Marriage in the Bible

In the Bible there are number of scriptures that refer to some main components of marriage. Thing like unconditional love, faithfulness, courage, patience and dealing with disappointment.

These lessons are learned for various couples in the bible. It is important to learn about marriage before you get married. Reading the bible is the best way to learn from the challenges and rewards from marriage that have survived the test of time.

Let’s start with the book of Genesis. There’s the original union of Adam and Eve. Although their story takes a tragic turn, the scripture reveals Gods original plan for marriage. For two to become united. To become one flesh

Genesis 2:24  — That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Genesis 1:27-28 — So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.

Genesis 16:11 — And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael,”because the Lord has listened to your affliction.

Abraham and Sarah is a couple in the Bible that really showed patience. They waited a long time to have children. There were a lot of challenges and frustration with the wait, but they were able to accomplish this with patience and God’s grace.

Genesis 24: 63-67 — And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming.  And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel  and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.  Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

The story of Isaac and Rebekah is a great example of how God brings people together. There are so many distractions nowadays. There are many dating websites and social media. We often forget the at God is the ultimate matchmaker. This is an example of how God brings soulmates together.

More Bible Quotes about Love and Marriage

Let’s talk about a some of the not so popular scriptures on love and marriage. Although they may be under rated there is some truth to these scriptures and should be taken into perspective in a marriage.

Matthew 19:5 — …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?’

This means that marriage is a serious relationship and should not be taken lightly or for granted.

Matthew 19:9 — I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.

Marriage is a monogamous relationship.

Ephesians 5:29-31 — After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Husband and wife are equal before God.

 1 Timothy 2:13 — For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

The husband should be the leader in the marriage.

1 Peter 3:1-6  — Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,  when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.  Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.  For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,  like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

Wives should believe in their husbands and trust his leadership.

Ephesians 5:25-33 – Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 — Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.

Conclusion

Hope you enjoyed these Bible verses about love and marriage. Refer back to these scriptures though out your life journey. Stay filled with love and energy and remember how much you love your spouse. As the relationship becomes solid, these scriptures about love will be clear and make more sense. These Bible verses are for husband and wife or any couple in their way to marriage.

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