28 Bible Verses About Marriage

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The sentence quoted by everything after it on this subject.

Also on Bible Verses About Family, Genesis 2:15 — Bible Verses About Work

4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, vaunteth...: or, is not rash 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; in the truth: or, with the truth 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

4Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, 5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

4Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 6rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 7beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Read at most weddings; written to people who were not getting along.

Also on Inspirational Bible Verses, Bible Verses About Love, 1 Corinthians 13:13 — Bible Verses About Hope

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

The husband is addressed, and the measure is set impossibly high on purpose.

Also on Bible Verses About Love, Ephesians 5:33 — Bible Verses About Family, Ephesians 5:20 — Bible Verses About Gratitude

9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone? 12If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone]? 12And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

A practical argument, not a sentimental one.

Also on Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 — Bible Verses About Friendship, Ecclesiastes 4:12 — Bible Verses About Friendship, Ecclesiastes 4:9 — Bible Verses About Family

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

A single sentence, quoted at nearly every ceremony.

Also on Mark 10:16 — Bible Verses About Children

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

The second clause is the difficult one.

Also on Bible Verses About Family, Colossians 3:23 — Inspirational Bible Verses, Colossians 3:15 — Bible Verses About Peace

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Finding, and what the finding is called.

Also on Proverbs 18:10 — Bible Verses About Protection, Proverbs 18:10 — Bible Verses About Strength, Proverbs 18:24 — Bible Verses About Friendship

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.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with [your wives] according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

An instruction with a consequence attached.

Also on Bible Verses About Family, 1 Peter 3:11 — Bible Verses About Peace

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear her husband.

One sentence summarising a long passage, addressed to both.

Also on Bible Verses About Family, Ephesians 5:25 — Bible Verses About Love, Ephesians 5:20 — Bible Verses About Gratitude

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.

Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.

Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.

The closest thing in the collection to a vow.

Also on Bible Verses About Love

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Unusually plain about mutual obligation.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

[Let] marriage [be] had in honor among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Honour in all is the phrase.

Also on Hebrews 13:5 — Encouraging Bible Verses, Hebrews 13:1 — Bible Verses About Love, Hebrews 13:6 — Bible Verses About Fear

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Opens the poem most often read aloud to wives.

Also on Bible Verses About Family, Proverbs 31:25 — Inspirational Bible Verses, Proverbs 31:28 — Bible Verses About Children

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Intreat...: or, Be not against me

Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

Said to a mother-in-law, and borrowed by couples ever since.

Also on Bible Verses About Friendship, Bible Verses About Family

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. residue: or, excellency godly...: Heb. seed of God treacherously: or, unfaithfully

Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

A warning against dealing treacherously.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

About agreement, and about not withdrawing.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

Rejoice is the instruction, and it is not passive.

2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

2with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; 3being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

2with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Forbearing one another, applied to any close relationship.

Also on Ephesians 4:28 — Bible Verses About Work, Ephesians 4:26 — Bible Verses About Anger, Ephesians 4:31 — Bible Verses About Anger

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet...: Heb. as before him

Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

The problem stated before the solution.

Also on Genesis 2:15 — Bible Verses About Work, Genesis 2:24 — Bible Verses About Family

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Appears in a passage of instructions to a household.

Also on Bible Verses About Love, Colossians 3:23 — Inspirational Bible Verses, Colossians 3:15 — Bible Verses About Peace

10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

10But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband 11(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

10But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband 11(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

The difficult instruction about separation.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide...: Heb. an house of society

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

A blunt proverb about a contentious household.

Also on Proverbs 21:5 — Bible Verses About Work

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Submitting to one another, which frames what follows.

Also on Ephesians 5:25 — Bible Verses About Love, Ephesians 5:33 — Bible Verses About Family, Ephesians 5:20 — Bible Verses About Gratitude

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Parallel to Mark, with the argument attached.

Also on Matthew 19:14 — Bible Verses About Children

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

A crown, and the opposite.

Also on Proverbs 12:11 — Bible Verses About Work, Proverbs 12:16 — Bible Verses About Anger, Proverbs 12:26 — Bible Verses About Friendship

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

In like manner, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Conduct described as an argument without words.

Also on 1 Peter 3:11 — Bible Verses About Peace, 1 Peter 3:7 — Bible Verses About Family

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

A question a marriage keeps having to answer.

Also on Bible Verses About Friendship

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Live...: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.

From the most sceptical book, and unexpectedly warm.

Also on Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Bible Verses About Work, Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Bible Verses About Joy