Marriage, as defined by God, is a union rooted in love, trust, and commitment. It is not just a relationship but a covenant before God, where both partners are called to love and cherish each other. The Bible offers guidance on how to nurture this bond through love, respect, and faith.

These verses provide insight into what true love looks like and how marriage can be a reflection of God’s love for us. Whether you’re newly married or seeking to strengthen a long-lasting union, these scriptures will inspire and encourage a healthier relationship built on God’s principles.

65 Bible Verses About Marriage

Bible Verses About Love in Marriage

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

• 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
• Ephesians 5:25 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
• Colossians 3:14 – “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
• 1 John 4:7 – “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
• Proverbs 10:12 – “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
• Romans 13:10 – “Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”
• 1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
• Song of Solomon 8:7 – “Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away.”
• Proverbs 17:9 – “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”
• Ephesians 4:2-3 – “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

Bible Verses About Commitment in Marriage

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”

• Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
• Matthew 19:6 – “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
• Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
• Malachi 2:16 – “For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.”
• 1 Peter 3:7 – “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
• Ephesians 5:31 – “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
• Mark 10:9 – “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
• Proverbs 18:22 – “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”
• Colossians 3:18-19 – “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”
• Genesis 2:24 – “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Bible Verses About Respect and Kindness in Marriage

Ephesians 4:32

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

• Ephesians 4:32 – “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
• Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
• Proverbs 15:1 – “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
• Proverbs 31:26 – “She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”
• James 1:19 – “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
• Proverbs 21:23 – “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
• Philippians 2:3 – “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
• Luke 6:31 – “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
• Romans 15:5 – “Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus.”
• Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”

Bible Verses About Unity and Harmony in Marriage

1 Peter 3:8

“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:”

• 1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:”
• Ecclesiastes 4:9 – “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
• Romans 12:10 – “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:10 – “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
• Colossians 3:14 – “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
• Philippians 1:27 – “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.”
• 1 Corinthians 12:25 – “That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”
• Romans 14:19 – “Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
• 2 Corinthians 13:11 – “Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.”

Bible Verses About Building a Strong Marriage

Psalm 127:1

“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

• Psalm 127:1 – “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
• Matthew 7:24 – “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”
• 2 Corinthians 13:11 – “Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.”
• Ephesians 6:4 – “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
• 1 Timothy 3:2 – “A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
• 1 Peter 3:7 – “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
• Proverbs 2:17 – “Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14 – “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”
• Proverbs 31:11 – “The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.”
• Proverbs 31:12 – “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”

Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Marriage

Matthew 6:14

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”

• Matthew 6:14 – “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”
• Luke 17:3 – “Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”
• Colossians 3:13 – “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
• Ephesians 4:32 – “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
• Matthew 18:21-22 – “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
• Mark 11:25 – “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
• Luke 6:37 – “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
• Romans 12:17 – “Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
• 2 Corinthians 2:7 – “So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”
• James 5:16 – “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

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Love and marriage are central themes throughout the Bible, and these scriptures remind us of the significance of these bonds. A marriage built on love, commitment, respect, and kindness reflects God’s design for unity. As you meditate on these verses, may they inspire you to strengthen your union, always keeping God at the center of your relationship.

A marriage grounded in faith and biblical principles will not only thrive but also become a source of blessing and joy for both partners. Let these verses guide you as you pursue a better, stronger, and more loving union.