Many Bible verses can offer insight and encouragement whether you seek advice in your romantic relationships or simply seek inspiration.
In this post, we’ll look at some of the most significant Bible verses about true love between a man and a woman and how they might be applied to our lives today.
Bible Verses About True Love Between Man And Woman
1. Ephesians 5:25-33
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
2. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
3. Song of Solomon 8:6-7
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
4. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
5. Proverbs 30:18-19
“There are three things that amaze me—no, four things that I don’t understand: how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.”
6. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
7. Genesis 2:18
“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'”
8. 1 John 4:7-8
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
9. Mark 10:6-9
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
10. Romans 12:10
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
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11. 1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
12. Song of Solomon 4:10
“How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!”
13. 1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
14. Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
15. Ephesians 4:2
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
16. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
17. 1 John 3:18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
18. Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
19. 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
20. Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
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21. Genesis 2:24
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
22. Ecclesiastes 4:12
“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
23. 1 Corinthians 7:3
“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”
24. Ephesians 5:22-33
“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. ‘For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”
25. Proverbs 5:18-19
“May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.”
26. Malachi 2:16
“The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.”
27. Colossians 3:18-19
“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”
28. Proverbs 31:10-11
“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.”
29. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
30. Hebrews 13:4
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
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31. John 13:34-35
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
32. 1 John 4:7-8
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
33. Matthew 22:37-40
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
34. 1 John 4:16
“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”
35. Romans 13:8
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
36. John 15:12
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
37. Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
38. 1 Peter 3:7
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner andas heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”
39. Galatians 5:13-14
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
40. 1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
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41. Romans 8:37-39
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
42. 1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
43. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”
44. 1 John 4:18-19
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.”
45. Song of Solomon 8:7
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
46. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
47. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.”
48. Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
49. Ephesians 4:2-3
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
50. 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
Conclusion
True love entails selflessness, kindness, forgiveness, and self-sacrifice for one’s partner. The Bible highlights the importance of finding a mate who shares your beliefs and values.
Man-woman love is also a mirror of God’s love for humanity. Couples can develop strong and lasting relationships that glorify God and bring joy and fulfillment to both parties by adhering to these biblical principles.
