What Does the Bible Say About Marriage? 47+ Inspiring Verses

"That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

"Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord."

"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."

"Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives."

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes."

"Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

"For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands."

"However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

"This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church."

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

"Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."

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

"It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs."

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth."

"It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

"Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

"Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord."

"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies."

"Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value."

"She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life."

"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come."

"She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue."

"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness."

"Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:"

"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."

"Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate."

"He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:"

"If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."

"Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?"

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave."

"It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame."

"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned."

"Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days."

"May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth."

"A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love."

"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."

"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

"But from the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.'"

"'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,"

"and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh."

"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband."

"The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife."