The best Bible verses for marriage (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for marriage (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."1 Corinthians 13:4
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her"Ephesians 5:25
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."Colossians 3:14
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."Genesis 2:24
"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned."Song of Solomon 8:7
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."Ecclesiastes 4:12
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."Proverbs 3:3
"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."Hebrews 13:4
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for marriage (NIV) 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 (NIV), 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 (NIV) 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 (NIV) 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 (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.