Bible verses · Berean Standard Bible
Bible Verses About Marriage
Read passages about covenant, mutual care, and the serious commitment of marriage.
Each selection is one verse. Open the full chapter to read who is speaking and what surrounds it.
Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
In context: The creation narrative speaks of leaving one's parents and joining in a new union.
Read the full chapter →Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
In context: Paul addresses husbands with Christ's self-giving love as the measure of their care.
Read the full chapter →1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
In context: Paul's description of love addresses the church first and also invites reflection in marriage.
Read the full chapter →Matthew 19:6
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
In context: Jesus appeals to creation while responding to a question about divorce.
Read the full chapter →Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
In context: Before the woman is created, God declares that it is not good for the man to be alone.
Read the full chapter →Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
In context: A proverb counts finding a wife as a good gift and a sign of the Lord's favor.
Read the full chapter →Proverbs 19:14
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
In context: This proverb contrasts property inherited from parents with a prudent wife, who comes from the Lord.
Read the full chapter →Proverbs 31:10
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
In context: This verse opens a poem praising a wife who is capable, generous, and wise.
Read the full chapter →Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun — all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
In context: Amid reflections on life's brevity, the Teacher urges enjoying life with one's wife as a gift.
Read the full chapter →Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
In context: Near the Song's end, the woman asks to be set as a seal on her beloved's heart, for love is as strong as death.
Read the full chapter →Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
In context: Paul sums up his teaching on marriage, asking husbands to love their wives and wives to respect their husbands.
Read the full chapter →Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
In context: Within instructions for Christian households, Paul tells husbands to love their wives and not be harsh with them.
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