Bible on Marriage

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

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

Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.