Looking for a wedding reading, a verse for the invitation, or words for a card? These are the verses couples choose most, each with a note on what it says about love and marriage. Here is one to start with.
A verse for you
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.
Love described in actions: patient, kind, not proud, keeping no record of wrongs.
KJVCharity 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.
Love described in actions: patient, kind, not proud, keeping no record of wrongs.
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
A vow of faithful love: where you go I will go, your God will be my God.
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken: two people, held together by God.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Many waters cannot quench love, and no amount of money can buy it.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Marriage from the very beginning: two people leave, cleave and become one.
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Love is what ties every other virtue together.
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Humility, gentleness and patience keep the bond of peace between people.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
What God has joined together, let no one put asunder.
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
The priestly blessing: the Lord bless you, keep you and give you peace.
Christian weddings use Scripture for three things: to say what love is (1 Corinthians 13), to make a promise (Ruth 1:16), and to bless the couple (Numbers 6:24-26).
Ruth 1:16 was first spoken by a daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law, not by a bride. Couples choose it because it is one of the most complete vows of loyalty in any book: your people will be my people, your God my God.
For an invitation or a cake topper, short lines work best: “Many waters cannot quench love,” or “a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” For a card, add one line of your own under the verse.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7, “Love is patient, love is kind.” In the KJV it begins “Charity suffereth long, and is kind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12, Song of Solomon 8:7 or Colossians 3:14. Use Share to create an image card with the verse.
Ruth 1:16-17 is often adapted into vows: “whither thou goest, I will go.”