Bible Verses about “a healthy marriage”
The Bible contains 50 verses about a healthy marriage across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
“doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;”
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;”
“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.”
“Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;”
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”
“(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.”
“But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband”
“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“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.”
“But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;”
“There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband.”
“but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.”
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.”
“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”
“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”
“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”
“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”
“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”
“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;”
“Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.”
“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”
“Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.”
“She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.”
“Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.”
“For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:”
“Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:”
“She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness.”
“She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.”
“Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!”
“The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.”
“"Many women do noble things, but you excel them all."”
“She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.”
“She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.”
“seeing your pure behavior in fear.”
“She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.”
“She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.”
“She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.”
“She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.”
“She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.”
“She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.”
“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.”
“She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.”