The Bible holds more than just religious teachings - it offers a wealth of wisdom on marriage, providing inspiration and guidance for husbands and wives to nurture their relationship with empathy, understanding, and enduring love.
Within its pages, you'll discover a collection of 45 heartfelt verses, each brimming with hope and encouragement, accompanied by 15 thought-provoking quotes that aim to inspire resilience and strengthen the bonds of matrimony.
"Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.'"
-Genesis 2:18 NKJV
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
-Genesis 2:24 NKJV
"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."
-Matthew 19:6 NKJV
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord."
-Proverbs 18:22 NKJV
"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."
-Hebrews 13:4 NKJV
"An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones."
-Proverbs 12:4 NKJV
"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'
-Matthew 5:33 NKJV
"Whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him."
-1 John 2:5 NKJV
"Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil."
-Matthew 5:37 NKJV
"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up."
-1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her."
-Ephesians 5:25 NKJV
"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord."
-Ephesians 5:22 NKJV
"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins."
-1 Peter 4:8 NKJV
"And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
-Ecclesiastes 4:12 NKJV
"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
-Ephesians 5:1-2 NKJV
"Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them."
-Colossians 3:19 NKJV
"Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord."
-Colossians 3:18 NKJV
"Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered."
-1 Peter 3:7 NKJV
"Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger."
-Ephesians 4:26 NKJV
"A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
-Proverbs 15:1 NKJV
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
-James 5:16 NKJV
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
-Romans 10:17 NKJV
"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
-Matthew 21:22 NKJV
"But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind."
-James 1:6 NKJV
"Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."
-Colossians 3:13 NKJV
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
-Ephesians 4:32 NKJV
"And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
-Mark 11:25 NKJV
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant."
-1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV
"With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love."
-Ephesians 4:2 NKJV
"Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains."
-James 5:7 NKJV
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice."
-Philippians 4:4 NKJV
"May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth."
-Proverbs 5:18 NKJV
"So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you."
-John 16:22 NKJV
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."
-Proverbs 3:5 NKJV
"And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you."
-Psalm 9:10 NKJV
"But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
-Matthew 19:26 NKJV
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
-Genesis 2:24 NKJV
"What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
-Mark 10:9 NKJV
"However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
-Ephesians 5:33 NKJV
"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!"
-Psalms 133:1 NKJV
"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ."
-1 Corinthians 12:12 NKJV
"I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment."
-1 Corinthians 1:10 NKJV
"However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."
-Ephesians 5:33 NKJV
"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."
-Proverbs 31:10-11 NKJV
"Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor."
-1 Peter 2:17 NKJV
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
-Ephesians 4:32 NKJV
"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins."
-1 Peter 4:8 NKJV
"Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor."
-Proverbs 21:21 NKJV
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
-Ephesians 5:25 NKJV
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
-John 15:13 NKJV
"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves."
-Philippians 2:3 NKJV
"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years."
-Simone Signoret
"The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace."
-Fawn Weaver
"Marriages, like a garden, take time to grow. But the harvest is rich unto those who patiently and tenderly care for the ground."
-Darlene Schacht
"Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife."
-Franz Schubert
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."
-Mignon McLaughlin
"Marriage doesn't make you happy, you make your marriage happy."
-Dr. Les Parrott
"Being in a long marriage is a little bit like that nice cup of coffee every morning – I might have it every day, but I still enjoy it."
-Stephen Gaines
"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."
-Audrey Hepburn
"Marriages are like fingerprints; each one is different and each one is beautiful."
-Maggie Reyes
"The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy, but to glorify God."
-Nancy Leigh DeMoss
"Marriage is about becoming a team. You're going to spend the rest of your life learning about each other, and every now and then, things blow up. But the beauty of marriage is that if you picked the right person and you both love each other, you'll always figure out a way to get through it."
-Nicholas Sparks
"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility."
-Leo Tolstoy
"The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage."
-William Lyon Phelps
"Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day."
-Barbara De Angelis
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing."
-Mignon McLaughlin
"The difference between an ordinary marriage and an extraordinary marriage is in giving just a little ‘extra’ every day, as often as possible, for as long as we both shall live."
-Fawn Weaver
"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."
-Colossians 3:14 NKJV
"Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."
-Mark 10:9 NKJV
"However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."
-Ephesians 5:33 NKJV
The Bible goes beyond religious teachings and holds a treasure trove of wisdom for husbands and wives in their marital journey. It offers inspiration and guidance on nurturing their relationship with empathy, understanding, and enduring love.
Embracing these timeless teachings, couples can find solace, growth, and unwavering support in their shared path of love and commitment.
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