The best Bible verses for divorce recovery include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for divorce recovery, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife."1 Corinthians 7:27
"Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife."1 Corinthians 7:27
"he shall pay the girl’s father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives."Deuteronomy 22:29
"If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house,"Deuteronomy 24:1
"and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies,"Deuteronomy 24:3
"I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery."Jeremiah 3:8
"“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."Luke 16:18
"Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”"Mark 10:2
"He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her."Mark 10:11
"Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly."Matthew 1:19
"Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”"Matthew 19:3
"“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”"Matthew 19:7
"Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning."Matthew 19:8
"I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”"Matthew 19:9
Scripture returns to divorce recovery often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for divorce recovery are 1 Corinthians 7:27, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 24:1. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to divorce recovery across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for divorce recovery, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.