What Does the Bible Say About Marriage Arguments?

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 76 helpful votes

Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 61 helpful votes

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Ephesians 5:22-33 ESV / 51 helpful votes

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, ...

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 49 helpful votes

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 3:1-35 ESV / 48 helpful votes

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. ...

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 43 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Matthew 6:15 ESV / 41 helpful votes

But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Titus 3:9 ESV / 35 helpful votes

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Proverbs 25:24 ESV / 32 helpful votes

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

2 Timothy 2:23-24 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

2 Timothy 2:14 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

Proverbs 3:31 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways,

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

James 4:1-3 ESV / 19 helpful votes

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

Proverbs 3:33-35 ESV / 18 helpful votes

The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.

Matthew 19:6 ESV / 15 helpful votes

So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Proverbs 31:10 ESV / 15 helpful votes

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Proverbs 3:30 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 13 helpful votes

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Romans 1:26-27 ESV / 12 helpful votes

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Proverbs 13:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Leviticus 18:1-30 ESV / 12 helpful votes

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. ...

Philippians 2:14-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

Proverbs 20:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Galatians 6:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 10 helpful votes

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

1 Timothy 1:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

Proverbs 3:33 ESV / 9 helpful votes

The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

Galatians 5:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

Romans 14:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

Mark 10:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Malachi 2:14-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Mark 10:6-9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Ephesians 4:2-3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

1 Corinthians 7:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

Proverbs 31:30 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

Luke 2:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, ...

Matthew 19:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

Isaiah 54:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.

Proverbs 30:18-19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.

Judges 19:1-30 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. And his concubine was unfaithful to him, and she went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months. Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.” ...

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” ...

Genesis 1:27-28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ...

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:23-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

58 Bible Verses about Marriage Arguments

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 76 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 61 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:22-33 ESV / 51 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 49 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:1-35 ESV / 48 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:15 ESV / 41 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Titus 3:9 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 25:24 ESV / 32 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:23-24 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:14 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:31 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 4:1-3 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:33-35 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 19:6 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 31:10 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:30 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:26-27 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 18:1-30 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:14-16 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 6:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 1:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:33 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 14:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 10:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 2:14-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 10:6-9 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:2-3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 7:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 31:30 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 2:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 19:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 54:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 30:18-19 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Judges 19:1-30 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:27-28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:23-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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