Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind. The Bible is full of verses about love and marriage. Outside of our union with Jesus Christ, there is no greater fruit-bearing, rewarding, and fun relationship than the marriage union.

However, whoever said love should be easy has never been married...LOL. Every marriage will encounter trials, tests, highs, lows, laughter, and tears.

Keeping Christ at the center is key whether you are in the valley or on the mountain top.

Here are some scriptures for your spiritual toolbox.

We will all face seasons where we could use some Bible verses about love and marriage. Whether it’s your spouse, you're struggling to love, your kids, your co-worker, your boss, your pastor, etc… having an arsenal of scriptures to help renew your mi…

1. Colossians 3:14

And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 'Colossians 3:14 ESV

2. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ESV

3. 1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV

4. Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Ephesians 4:2 ESV

5. 1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 ESV

6. 1 John 4: 18-19

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:18-19 ESV

7. Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. Proverbs 10:12 ESV

8. Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 ESV

9. Genesis 2:24

'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

10. Mark 10:9

What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. Mark 10:9 ESV

11. Romans 13:8

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 ESV

12. Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord . Song of Solomon 8:6 ESV

13.Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:25 ESV

14. Ecclesiastes 4:12

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 ESV

15. Psalm 143:8

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8

16. Proverbs 3:3-4

Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4 ESV

17. 1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 ESV

18. John 15:12

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. ' John 15:12 ESV

19. Song of Solomon 4:9

You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. Song of Solomon 4:9 ESV

20. Proverbs 31:10

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Proverbs 31:10 ESV

21. Romans 12:10

'Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. ' Romans 12:10 ESV

22. Ephesians 5:21

'submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. ' Ephesians 5:21 ESV

23. Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 ESV

24. Proverbs 19:14

House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord . Proverbs 19:14 ESV

25. Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 'Genesis 2:18 ESV

26. Psalm 85:10

Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Psalm 85:10 ESV

27. 1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 ESV

28. Hosea 2:19

And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. Hosea 2:19 ESV

29. Hebrews 10:24

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, Hebrews 10:24 ESV

30. Proverbs 5:18-19

Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love. Proverbs 5:18-19 ESV

31. Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord . Proverbs 18:22 ESV

32. 1 Corinthians 13:13

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV

33. Jude 1:2

May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Jude 1:2 ESV

Keeping these verses close to your heart will help you navigate any season your marriage encounters.

When things are great and your spouse is the greatest thing since sliced bread, you can read these verses in preparation for your spouse’s next selfish act...LOL.

When you’re not sure you can even share a bed with your spouse, these scriptures can serve as a reminder that your marriage is worth the fight.

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