Bible Verses About Marriage and Family

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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

For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

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

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.