70 Best Bible Verses About Marriage

A strong, loving marriage is built on faith, commitment, and God’s wisdom.

This collection of Bible verses about marriage offers guidance for husbands and wives, emphasizing love, unity, and God’s purpose for marriage.

Whether you’re newlyweds, celebrating years together, or seeking biblical wisdom for a future spouse, these scriptures provide encouragement and direction.

Let God’s Word strengthen your relationship and remind you of His design for a lasting, Christ-centered marriage.

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Bible Verses About Marriage

God’s Design for Marriage

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

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. – Proverbs 18:22

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. – Psalm 127:1

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. – Matthew 19:6

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. – Ephesians 5:25

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:22

Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. – Ephesians 5:33

A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:12

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure. – Hebrews 13:4

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. – Proverbs 3:3

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Love and Commitment in Marriage

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. – 1 Corinthians 13:4

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. – Ephesians 4:2

Let all that you do be done in love. – 1 Corinthians 16:14

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. – Proverbs 10:12

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. – Ecclesiastes 4:9

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. – John 15:12

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another. – Romans 13:8

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

We love because He first loved us. – 1 John 4:19

Faithfulness and Unity in Marriage

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:12

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? – 2 Corinthians 6:14

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. – 1 Corinthians 7:3

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. – Hebrews 10:23

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. – Ephesians 4:3

If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. – Ecclesiastes 4:10

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9

You shall not commit adultery. – Exodus 20:14

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. – Proverbs 31:10

Resolving Conflict in Marriage

Do everything in love. – 1 Corinthians 16:14

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1

In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. – Ephesians 4:26

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32

Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. – Proverbs 29:11

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. – Ephesians 4:2

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel. – Proverbs 15:18

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt. – Colossians 4:6

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. – Proverbs 17:17

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. – Colossians 3:13

God’s Blessing and Purpose in Marriage

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. – Psalm 34:8

He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. – Psalm 147:14

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other. – 1 Thessalonians 3:12