Bible Verses for Couples
These verses suit engagement cards, anniversaries and the quiet evenings when you want to pray together. They describe love that lasts, partnership that holds up under strain and the joy of being chosen. Read one aloud with your spouse.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
Genesis 2:24KJV
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9KJV
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12KJV
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Song of Solomon 2:16KJV
“My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feeds among the lilies.”
Song of Solomon 8:6KJV
“Set me as a seal upon yours heart, as a seal upon yours arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which has a most vehement flame.”
Song of Solomon 8:7KJV
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
1 Corinthians 13:7KJV
“Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Colossians 3:14KJV
“And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.”
Ephesians 5:25KJV
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Proverbs 5:18KJV
“Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of your youth.”
Mark 10:9KJV
“What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Common questions
What is a good Bible verse for a couple?
Ecclesiastes 4:12 says a cord of three strands is not quickly broken, and it is often read at weddings. Song of Solomon 2:16 gives the line, my beloved is mine, and I am his.
What does the Bible say about loving your spouse?
Ephesians 5:25 tells husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church, and Colossians 3:19 tells them not to be harsh. Ephesians 5:33 says wives should respect their husbands, and 1 Corinthians 13 describes the patient, kind love every spouse can practice.
Related Bible verses
- Bible Verses About MarriageMarriage appears in the first chapters of the Bible and runs through the letters of Paul.
- Bible Verses About LoveLove sits at the center of the Bible, from God's love for you to the way you treat the people around you.
- Bible Verses About FamilyThe Bible treats family as a gift and as the first place you learn about faith.
- Bible Verses About UnityUnity does not mean everyone is the same.
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