Proverbs 4:23
Read Proverbs →“Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.”
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Bible Verses About Dating & Relationships
Before marriage there is discernment — guarding your heart, honoring the other person, and moving at God's pace instead of the culture's. These Bible verses about dating and relationships bring wisdom to the season before "I do."
2 Corinthians 6:14
Read 2 Corinthians →“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?”
Proverbs 31:10
Read Proverbs →“A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Read 1 Corinthians →“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Song of Solomon 8:4
Read Song of Solomon →“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.”
Ephesians 5:33
Read Ephesians →“Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
Read Proverbs →“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4
Read 1 Thessalonians →“For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,”
Proverbs 27:9
Read Proverbs →“Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.”
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about Dating & Relationships?
Before marriage there is discernment — guarding your heart, honoring the other person, and moving at God's pace instead of the culture's. These Bible verses about dating and relationships bring wisdom to the season before "I do."
What is a good Bible verse about Dating & Relationships?
Proverbs 4:23: “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.”
Where should I start reading about Dating & Relationships in the Bible?
Start with 2 Corinthians 6:14, one of the 9 verses gathered here on this topic.