53+ Bible Verses About Divorce

Divorce is a subject that often carries with it a heavy heart and many questions. It's a topic deeply explored within the Christian faith, with the Bible providing guidance, comfort, and sometimes, challenging truths. This article includes 56 Bible verses and 7 Christian quotes to offer a comprehensive perspective from the scriptures.

The sacred texts offer us a mirror to examine our lives and hearts, especially during times of great personal change such as divorce. Within these verses and quotes, we find wisdom that has been a beacon for many through the ages. Read on to delve deeply into what the Bible has to say about divorce, allowing its words to offer both understanding and solace in the midst of difficult times.

God's Plan for Marriage

"Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?"

- Matthew 19:4-5 NKJV

"Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

- Mark 10:9 NKJV

"A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 7:39 NKJV

"And He answered and said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.'"

- Mark 10:11 NKJV

"But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.'"

- Mark 10:6 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

"So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

- Matthew 19:6 NKJV

The Hardness of Hearts

"He said to them, 'Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.'"

- Matthew 19:8 NKJV

"And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

- Matthew 19:9 NKJV

"But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband."

- 1 Corinthians 7:10 NKJV

"But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband, and the husband should not divorce his wife."

- 1 Corinthians 7:11 NKJV

"Because of this a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh."

- Genesis 2:24 NKJV

"The Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant."

- Malachi 2:14 NKJV

"For the Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence,' Says the Lord of hosts. 'Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.'"

- Malachi 2:16 NKJV

Divorce and Remarriage

"Whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery."

- Matthew 5:32 NKJV

"But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

- Matthew 19:9 NKJV

"And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

- Mark 10:12 NKJV

"To the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife."

- 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 NKJV

"Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband."

- 1 Corinthians 7:2 NKJV

"A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 7:39 NKJV

"Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to divorce his wife."

- 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 NKJV

Love and Commitment in Marriage

"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

"Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."

- Ephesians 5:33 NKJV

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."

- 1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV

"It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

- 1 Corinthians 13:7 NKJV

"Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away."

- 1 Corinthians 13:8 NKJV

"And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection."

- Colossians 3:14 NKJV

The Effects of Divorce on Family

"And they said, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.'"

- Mark 10:4 NKJV

"So He said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.'"

- Mark 10:11-12 NKJV

"But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth."

- Malachi 2:15 NKJV

"For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband."

- Romans 7:2 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

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, lest they become discouraged."

- Colossians 3:21 NKJV

"But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

- 1 Timothy 5:8 NKJV

God's Intention for Marriage

"Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

- Mark 10:9 NKJV

"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord."

- Proverbs 18:22 NKJV

"Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord."

- Proverbs 19:14 NKJV

"Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies."

- Proverbs 31:10 NKJV

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers."

- Hebrews 13:4 NKJV

"And He answered and said to them, 'Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?'"

- Matthew 19:4-5 NKJV

"But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh."

- Mark 10:6-8 NKJV

The Sanctity and Permanence of Marriage

"For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously."

- Malachi 2:16 NKJV

"What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."

- Mark 10:9 NKJV

"A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 7:39 NKJV

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers."

- Hebrews 13:4 NKJV

"So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man."

- Romans 7:3 NKJV

"Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth."

- Malachi 2:15 NKJV

"And did not He make one? Yet had He the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That He might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth."

- Malachi 2:15 NKJV

Healing and Restoration After Divorce

"The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit."

- Psalms 34:18 NKJV

"He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds."

- Psalms 147:3 NKJV

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

- Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28 NKJV

"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you."

- Joel 2:25 NKJV

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

- 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;"

- Philippians 1:6 NKJV

Christian Quotes

"Divorce is never a pleasant experience, but God can use even the most negative experiences in our lives for good if we let Him."

- Billy Graham

"There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still."

- Corrie Ten Boom

"God has a way of giving by the cartloads to those who give away by shovelfuls."

- Charles Spurgeon

"Though our feelings come and go, God's love for us does not."

- C.S. Lewis

"Every divorce is the result of selfishness on the part of one or the other or both."

- Jerry Falwell

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

- John Wesley

"Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription."

- Isaac Newton

Conclusion

In the midst of the trials and tribulations that divorce brings, it's important to remember that healing and hope are central to the Christian faith. God's love and presence provide a source of strength and restoration, even when we face the deepest hurts. These passages and insights remind us that every end can lead to a new beginning through faith.

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

- John 14:27 NKJV

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."

- Romans 8:28 NKJV

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

- Philippians 4:13 NKJV