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160 Bible Verses about Divorce

Divorce is an important issue worldwide, often testing the traditional values of marriage. For those dealing with the challenges of separation, the Bible offers valuable insights and comfort. These 160 Bible verses about divorce, provide spiritual and moral guidance that has helped people for centuries. Whether you’re experiencing divorce yourself or just want to understand its biblical perspective, this exploration through Scripture warmly invites you to discover wisdom and understanding during such transformative times.

 

Divorce and Marriage

  • Matthew 19:3-9 – “Jesus teaches about divorce and remarriage, emphasizing the sacredness of marriage and allowing divorce only in the case of sexual immorality.”
  • Mark 10:2-12 – “Similar to Matthew, Mark recounts Jesus’ teaching on divorce, highlighting that what God has joined together, no one should separate.”
  • 1 Corinthians 7:10-15 – “Paul instructs couples not to divorce, but acknowledges that if a believer is married to an unbeliever and the unbeliever wants to leave, they are not bound.”
  • Malachi 2:14-16 – “The Lord speaks against divorce, calling it treachery against one’s spouse, with whom they have a covenant.”
  • Matthew 5:31-32 – “Jesus teaches that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to become an adulteress, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
  • Luke 16:18 – “Jesus states that anyone who divorces and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
  • Deuteronomy 24:1-4 – “Old Testament law about divorce and remarriage, indicating that a man can divorce his wife if he finds something indecent about her.”
  • Matthew 1:18-19 – “Joseph considered divorcing Mary quietly before an angel told him about Jesus’ divine conception, illustrating divorce as a consideration even in betrothal.”
  • 1 Corinthians 7:27-28 – “Paul advises those who are married to stay married but acknowledges that remarrying after a divorce is not a sin, though it may bring additional challenges.”
  • Ezra 10:2-11 – “Ezra deals with the issue of unlawful marriages and the command for the people to divorce foreign wives, highlighting a specific historical context where divorce was commanded for religious purity.”

Divorce, Reconciliation, and Forgiveness

  • 1 Corinthians 7:11 – “If a woman does divorce, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband, emphasizing reconciliation.”
  • Hosea 3:1-5 – “God commands Hosea to love his adulterous wife again, symbolizing God’s love and forgiveness for Israel despite their unfaithfulness.”
  • Malachi 2:13-14 – “This passage points to the Lord’s witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have broken faith, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.”
  • Matthew 19:10-12 – “After Jesus’ teaching on divorce, His disciples conclude that it is better not to marry, to which Jesus responds with teachings on celibacy for the kingdom of heaven.”
  • Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Encourages letting go of bitterness, anger, and malice, being kind and forgiving to each other as God forgave us in Christ—principles foundational for marriage and handling conflicts.”
  • 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 – “Talks about reconciliation, that God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”
  • Jeremiah 3:1 – “God questions if a land can be defiled by harlotry and many lovers, yet returns to Him, paralleling Israel’s unfaithfulness and God’s willingness to accept repentance.”
  • Hosea 2:2-23 – “Describes Hosea’s plea to his wife to stop her adulterous behavior and his promise of reconciliation and restoration, symbolizing God’s relationship with Israel.”
  • Luke 17:3-4 – “So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
  • Malachi 2:15-16 – “Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.” ‘The man who hates and divorces his wife,’ says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘does violence to the one he should protect,’ says the Lord Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.”

The Impact of Divorce on Families

  • Proverbs 15:27 – “He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live. This verse, while not directly about divorce, underscores how selfish desires can disrupt family harmony.”
  • Proverbs 17:1 – “Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife, highlighting the value of peace over material wealth, which can be applicable in the context of marital discord leading to divorce.”
  • Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord, emphasizing the importance of a harmonious family environment for the upbringing of children.”
  • Colossians 3:21 – “Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
  • Malachi 2:15 – “Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.”
  • Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” Psalm 127:3-5 – “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.” 
  • Proverbs 18:22 – “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord”
  • 1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever”
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Restoration and Healing After Divorce

  • Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds”
  • Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners”
  • Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope”
  • Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”
  • Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me”
  • Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose”
  • 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God”
  • Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit”
  • 1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you”
  • Revelation 21:4 – “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away”

The Role of Love, Commitment, and Divorce 

  • Ephesians 5:25-33 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water.
  • Colossians 3:18-19 – “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them, highlighting mutual respect and love as foundational to a Christian marriage.”
  • Proverbs 5:18-19 – “Rejoice with the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love, illustrating the joy and passion that should permeate a marriage.”
  • Song of Solomon 8:6-7 – “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.”
  • Ezra 10:3 – “Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.”
  • 1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins, emphasizing love’s capacity to forgive and sustain relationships through challenges.”
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”
  • 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.”  
  • Genesis 2:24 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh, providing the foundational model for marriage as a lifelong and exclusive union.”
  • Proverbs 31:10-12 – “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life, celebrating the virtues of a loving and supportive wife.”

Guidance and Wisdom for Marital Challenges and Divorce

  • James 1:19-20 – “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God”
  • Proverbs 15:22 – “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed”
  • Proverbs 24:3-4 – “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches”
  • Philippians 2:3-4 – “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others”
  • Proverbs 21:9 – “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife” 
  • Proverbs 19:14 – “House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD”
  • Ephesians 4:2-3 – “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”
  • Matthew 7:12 – “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets”
  • Nehemiah 13:27 – “Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women?”
  • 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 – “The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control”

Faithfulness and Integrity in Marriage to Avoid Divorce

  • Proverbs 2:16-17 – “Solomon warns against the adulterous woman who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God, emphasizing faithfulness.”
  • Proverbs 12:4 – “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones, highlighting the value of integrity and honor in marriage.”
  • Malachi 2:14 – “The Lord is witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant”
  • Matthew 5:27-28 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
  • Proverbs 20:6-7 – “Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find? The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them”
  • Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral”
  • Proverbs 31:10-11 – “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value”
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 – “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God”
  • Ephesians 5:3 – “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people”
  • Proverbs 5:15-20 – “Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth”

The Spiritual Foundation of Marriage to Avoid Divorce

  • Ecclesiastes 4:12 – “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” 
  • Ephesians 5:21-33 – “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”
  • Genesis 1:27-28 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it,”  
  • Genesis 2:18 – “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him,”  
  • Matthew 19:4-6 – “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate,”  
  • 1 Corinthians 7:39 – “A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.”

Nurturing Love and Respect Before Divorce

  • 1 Peter 3:1-2 – “Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.”
  • 1 Peter 3:7 – “Husbands, in the same way, be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”
  • Ephesians 4:15-16 – “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
  • Proverbs 31:28-29 – “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”
  • Song of Solomon 2:16 – “My beloved is mine, and I am his; he browses among the lilies.”
  • Song of Solomon 4:9-10 – “You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!
  • Ephesians 5:2 – “And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
  • Colossians 3:14 – “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
  • Proverbs 10:12 – “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
  • 1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Let all that you do be done in love.”

Wisdom for Married Couples When Dealing with Divorce

  • James 3:17-18 – “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”
  • Proverbs 13:10 – “Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.”
  • Proverbs 15:1 – “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
  • Proverbs 19:20 – “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.”
  • Proverbs 27:9 – “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”
  • Proverbs 20:3 – “It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.”
  • Proverbs 27:17 – “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
  • Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 – “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.”
  • Proverbs 11:14 – “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
  • Proverbs 24:26 – “An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”

Mutual Support and Growth in Marriage to Avoid Divorce

  • Galatians 6:2 – “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
  • Ecclesiastes 9:9 – “Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.”
  • Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”  
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”  
  • Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”  
  • Colossians 3:12-13 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 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.”  
  • Proverbs 27:19 – “As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.”  
  • 2 Corinthians 13:11 – “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”  
  • Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”  
  • Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” 

Overcoming Challenges and Divorce Together

  • James 1:2-4 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”  
  • 1 Peter 4:12-13 – “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” 
  • Romans 5:3-5 – “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” 
  • Philippians 2:13 – “for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.”
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”  
  • Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
  • Psalm 34:17-18 – “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
  • Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”  
  • Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”  
  • Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.”  

Forgiveness and Rebuilding Trust to Avoid Divorce

  • Matthew 18:21-22 – “Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive someone who sins against him, and Jesus replies, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”  
  • Colossians 3:13 – “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 4:26-27 – “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.”  
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 – “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. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”
  • Proverbs 17:9 – “Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.”  
  • 1 Corinthians 7:12-13 – “To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.”
  • James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” 
  • Psalm 85:2-3 – “You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.”  
  • Proverbs 28:13 – “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”  
  • Micah 7:18-19 – “Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.”  

Communication and Understanding to Avoid Divorce

  • James 1:19 – “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” 
  • Malachi 2:16 – “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the LORD Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.”
  • Ephesians 4:29 – “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”  
  • Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”  
  • Proverbs 18:2 – “A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”  
  • Deuteronomy 24:1-2 – “If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man…”
  • Ephesians 4:15 – “Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.”  
  • Proverbs 12:18 – “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”  
  • Proverbs 29:11 – “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.”  
  • Proverbs 16:23 – “The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.”  

Patience and Support in Marriage to Avoid Divorce

  • Proverbs 14:29 – “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”  
  • Ecclesiastes 7:8 – “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”  
  • Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”  
  • Colossians 1:11-12 – “Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.”  
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14 – “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”  
  • Proverbs 15:18 – “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.” Advocates for patience as a means to peace and stability in marital disputes.”
  • James 5:7-8 – “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”  
  • Romans 12:12 – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” 
  • Proverbs 19:11 – “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”  
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.”  

Shared Spiritual Goals and Practices in Avoiding Divorce

  • Proverbs 25:24 – “Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.”
  • Joshua 24:15 – “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”  
  • Matthew 18:19-20 – “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”  
  • Ephesians 5:19-20 – “Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 
  • Philippians 1:9-10 – “And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.”  
  • Acts 18:26 – “He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.”  
  • Colossians 3:16 – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”  
  • Proverbs 21:19 – “Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.”
  • Malachi 2:15 – “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.”  
  • 2 Timothy 1:5 – “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.”  

Conclusion

As we close our exploration of 160 Bible verses about divorce, we hope you have found both comfort and deeper understanding in these texts. The Scriptures offer both guidance and solace as you face the trials of separation. Whether these verses resonated with your personal experiences or enhanced your knowledge of biblical views on divorce, may their wisdom and kindness light your way forward.

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