22 Bible Verses for Newlyweds

God instituted marriage on the very first week of creation; after seeing all of creation and declaring all of it good, God saw that man was without a mate, and said for the first time that something was not good (Genesis 2:18). The unity of man and woman in marriage is unlike any other relationship and is sacred before God. The beginning years of marriage are an important and formative time of one’s life, so setting a precedent of following the standard God set in place are crucial for success. These verses highlight essential verses on marriage and key characteristics that Gods’ people are called to live out in relationships.

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What Does the Bible Say for Newlyweds?

Old Testament

Genesis 2:23–24
Then the man said,
“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

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

Song of Solomon 4:10
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

Song of Solomon 8:7
Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
he would be utterly despised.

Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.

New Testament

Matthew 19:6
So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

1 Corinthians 13:4–7
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.

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

Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

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

Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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

Colossians 3:18–19
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

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