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The 16 most-voted verses about finding a spouse, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (BSB)

[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (KJV)

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:22 (WEB)

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (BSB)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (KJV)

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 (WEB)

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4 (BSB)

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm 37:4 (KJV)

Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4 (WEB)

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:14 (BSB)

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV)

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:14 (WEB)

The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Genesis 2:18 (BSB)

¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:18 (KJV)

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

Genesis 2:18 (WEB)

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (BSB)

House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (KJV)

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 (WEB)

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (BSB)

¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (KJV)

Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10 (WEB)

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (BSB)

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (WEB)

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

1 John 4:18 (BSB)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18 (KJV)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18 (WEB)

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (BSB)

A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (KJV)

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 (WEB)

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11 (BSB)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Luke 16:18 (BSB)

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.

Luke 16:18 (KJV)

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

Luke 16:18 (WEB)

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:18 (BSB)

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:18 (KJV)

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:18 (WEB)

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (BSB)

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it.]

1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (WEB)

But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

Ephesians 5:3 (BSB)

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Ephesians 5:3 (KJV)

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

Ephesians 5:3 (WEB)

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 (BSB)

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 4:8 (KJV)

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:8 (WEB)

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