Bible Verses About Relationships (22 Verses)
This collection has 22 Bible verses about relationships: 10 from the Old Testament and 12 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (5 verses), across 12 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about relationships? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about relationships, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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22 Bible Verses About Relationships
"Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”"
"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."
"A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity."
"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
"Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?"
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
"And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins."
"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."
"Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh."
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."
"If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
"Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies."
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."
"House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh."
"House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD."
"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance."
"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."
"Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them."
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do."
"Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."
"Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
"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 assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,"
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,"
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another."
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
"You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you."
"Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee."
"with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;"
"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"
"For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up."
"For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."
"One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm."
"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
"Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness; and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love."
"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 22 Bible verses about relationships: 10 from the Old Testament and 12 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (5 verses), across 12 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about relationships? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about relationships, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Genesis 2:18: "Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”" Proverbs 17:17: "A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity." 2 Corinthians 6:14: "Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?" Full collection: 22 verses on this page (45% Old Testament, 55% New Testament).
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