The best Bible verses for marriage (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for marriage (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"1 Corinthians 13:4
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"1 Corinthians 13:4
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"Ephesians 5:25
"Therefore shall a man leave his father 1 and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."Genesis 2:24
"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."1 Peter 4:8
"Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."1 Corinthians 13:7
"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;"Romans 12:10
"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."Song of Solomon 8:7
"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."Ecclesiastes 4:12
"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:"Proverbs 3:3
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."Hebrews 13:4
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for marriage (KJV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for marriage (KJV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for marriage (KJV) are 1 Corinthians 13:4, Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:14. 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 marriage (KJV) 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 marriage (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.