Bible Verses About Adultery and Divorce
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for adultery and divorce, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,987 votes, led by Matthew 19:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Adultery and Divorce
Matthew 19:9390 votes
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Matthew 5:32319 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Luke 16:18312 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Proverbs 6:32267 votes
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Exodus 20:14250 votes
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Malachi 2:16242 votes
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Matthew 5:31-32240 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Hebrews 13:4235 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
1 Corinthians 7:15231 votes
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Romans 7:2196 votes
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Leviticus 20:10159 votes
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Mark 10:11-12159 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Matthew 5:27-28149 votes
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Romans 7:3149 votes
So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
1 Corinthians 7:1-40149 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Mark 10:11145 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
1 Corinthians 7:11138 votes
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
Genesis 2:24114 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Galatians 5:19111 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Deuteronomy 24:1-4110 votes
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Jeremiah 3:8100 votes
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
Matthew 19:896 votes
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Matthew 19:695 votes
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew 19:3-993 votes
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Mark 10:1293 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
What does the Bible say about adultery and divorce?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:9 on the subject of adultery and divorce. Across 7,987 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:32, Luke 16:18, Proverbs 6:32. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.