Weddings are a beautiful celebration of love and commitment, and finding the perfect words to express your well wishes and congratulations can be a challenge. Whether you’re a close friend, family member, or acquaintance of the happy couple, a thoughtful wedding card with a heartfelt message can be a treasured keepsake for years to come.
From classic biblical verses to modern quotes and poems, there are endless options for wedding verses that can convey your sentiments and bring a smile to the newlyweds’ faces. So if you’re looking for inspiration to write the perfect message, read on for a collection of wedding verses for cards that are sure to inspire.
Wedding Verses for Cards
1. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
2. Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
3. 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.”
4. Genesis 2:24
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
5. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
6. 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.”
7. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
8. 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.”
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9. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
10. 1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
11. Genesis 2:24
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
12. Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
13. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
14. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
15. Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
16. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
“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.”
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17. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
18. 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.”
19. Song of Solomon 8:7
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
20. 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.”
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. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
23. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
24. Ruth 1:16-17
“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.'”
Religious wedding verses for spiritual blessings
25. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
26. 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.”
27. 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.”
28. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.”
29. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
“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. Love never fails.”
30. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
31. Ephesians 5:22-23
“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.”
32. 1 Peter 4:8-10
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
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33. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
34. Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
35. 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.”
36. Proverbs 31:10-12
“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. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.”
37. 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.”
38. 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.”
39. 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.”
40. 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.'”
Traditional wedding verses for classic elegance
41. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
42. Genesis 2:24
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
43. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
“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. Love never fails.”
44. Proverbs 18:22
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
45. Ephesians 5:25-33
“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.”
46. Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
47. 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.”
48. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Modern wedding verses for a contemporary touch
49. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
50. 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.”
51. 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.”
52. 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.'”
53. Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
54. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
55. 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.”
56. Matthew 19:6
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Conclusion
Incorporating wedding verses into your card messages can add a meaningful touch to your well wishes for the happy couple. Whether you choose a classic verse or a more modern one, the words you write will be cherished for years to come. By including a thoughtful and heartfelt message, you can help the newlyweds remember the love and support they received on their special day. So take some time to consider the perfect wedding verse for your card, and let it be a testament to the joy and happiness that love can bring.
