Christian Wedding Wishes: 20 Bible Verses for the Couple

A wedding is one of the most sacred moments in a person's life — a covenant made before God and witnesses. The words spoken and written on this day carry weight that ordinary occasions don't. Choosing a Bible verse for a wedding card or speech is an opportunity to speak something true, beautiful, and eternal over the couple. These 20 Bible verses are organized by theme to help you find the one that perfectly captures what you want to say. 🎁 Share This Blessing With Someone Who Needs It Turn any Bible verse into a beautiful, personalized blessing card — with animated video and original worship music. Free to start, takes 60 seconds. Create a Free Blessing Card → Verses About Love (The Foundation) 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." The most famous passage about love in the Bible — and for good reason. It defines love not as a feeling but as a series of choices. Perfect for a wedding card or reading. Song of Solomon 3:4 "I have found the one whom my soul loves." Short, poetic, and deeply personal — perfect for a wedding card. 1 John 4:7-8 "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." A reminder that the love between husband and wife is a reflection of God's own nature. 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... Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away." One of the most beautiful descriptions of committed love in all of Scripture. Colossians 3:14 "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Love as the binding force of a marriage — a beautiful image. Verses About Covenant and Commitment Ruth 1:16-17 "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." Ruth's words to Naomi are among the most beautiful expressions of committed love in Scripture — often read at weddings. 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... A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." The "cord of three strands" — husband, wife, and God — is a beloved wedding image. Genesis 2:24 "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." The foundational verse about marriage from the very beginning of Scripture. Malachi 2:14 "The Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth." A reminder that God Himself witnesses and honors the marriage covenant. Matthew 19:6 "So they…