Good relationships don't fall from the sky – they grow through patience, honesty, and forgiveness. The Bible is full of wisdom for getting along in partnership, family, and friendship. Here you will find 20 Bible verses about relationships.
Love that bears
Verses about the foundation of good relationships.
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So now put on, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, tender mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; and bear with one another in love, and forgive one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; just as Christ has forgiven you, so also you. But above all put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
Colossians 3:12-14
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Love is patient and kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, love is not proud, love is not rude, love does not seek its own, love is not easily angered, love does not keep a record of wrongs, love does not rejoice in injustice, but rejoices in truth; love bears all things, love believes all things, love hopes all things, love endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7Wedding
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With all humility and gentleness, with patience, and bear with one another in love, and be diligent to keep unity in the Spirit by the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:2-3Wedding
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Let brotherly love be fervent among yourselves. Let one honor another above himself.
Romans 12:10RecognitionVolunteer work
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So be moderate and sober in prayer. But above all, have fervent love for one another; for love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8Neighborly love
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Nothing is accomplished by strife or vain glory; but through humility one person honors another above himself, and everyone should not look out for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
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But be gentle and considerate toward one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Ephesians 4:32FamilyForgiveness
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And God the LORD said: It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper, who should be with him.
Genesis 2:18WeddingLoneliness
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For it is better two than one; for they shall enjoy their work.
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Talking well together
Wisdom for communication and conflicts.
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But let us be upright in love and grow in every part in him who is the head, Christ.
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Be angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
Ephesians 4:26ConflictReconciliation
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Let no corrupt communication go out of your mouth, but only that which is good for edification, as the need is, that it may give grace to the hearers.
Ephesians 4:29WordsEncouragement
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Therefore, beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
James 1:19HearingSelf-control
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A meek answer turneth away wrath: but a hard word stirreth up anger.
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He that answereth before he heareth, it is folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:13Hearing
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A word spoken in season is like apples of gold in silver settings.
Proverbs 25:11WordsProverbs of Solomon
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Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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Wherefore much sojourneth without sin: but he that keepeth his lips is wise.
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Whatsoever ye would that men should do you to, do ye also to them. This is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12
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Therefore receive one another, even as Christ hath received you unto the praise of God.
Romans 15:7Wedding
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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What makes good relationships
Right at the beginning of the Bible is a sentence that shows what people are created for: “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Relationships are part of being human. Paul describes what makes them successful: tender mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience – and “but above all put on love, which is the bond of perfection” (Colossians 3:14). Love is like a belt that holds everything else together.
Communication according to the Bible
Many relationships fail not because of a lack of love, but because of the way people talk to one another. The Bible gives simple but effective rules: Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath (James 1:19). Do not answer before you have listened (Proverbs 18:13). Be sincere, but in love – “be upright in love” (Ephesians 4:15). And do not leave conflicts overnight: “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26). Learn more about Bible verses about words and talking, Bible verses for conflict and Wedding vows: Bible verses for weddings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Bible say about relationships?
The Bible sees relationships as part of the good creation (Genesis 2:18) and calls love, patience, humility, and forgiveness their foundation (Colossians 3:12-14).
Which Bible verse is suitable for couples?
Popular ones are 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Colossians 3:14, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, and Ephesians 4:2-3.
