Bible Verses About Divorce and Adultery
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for divorce and adultery, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,230 votes, led by Matthew 5:32. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Divorce and Adultery
Matthew 5:32109 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.
Matthew 19:9106 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.
Malachi 2:1659 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.
Hebrews 13:454 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Matthew 5:2847 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 5:31-3245 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Luke 16:1843 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Romans 7:242 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.
1 Corinthians 7:1-4042 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Corinthians 7:1538 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.
Mark 10:1137 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
1 Corinthians 7:1134 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.
Deuteronomy 24:1-433 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.
Matthew 19:3-929 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 10:11-1229 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Jeremiah 3:827 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.
Genesis 2:2426 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Matthew 19:824 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.
1 Corinthians 7:1023 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Proverbs 6:3221 votes
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
1 Corinthians 7:10-1121 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Exodus 20:1418 votes
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Ephesians 5:1-3317 votes
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Leviticus 20:1016 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.
Matthew 5:3116 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
What does the Bible say about divorce and adultery?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:32 on the subject of divorce and adultery. Across 1,230 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 19:9, Malachi 2:16, Hebrews 13:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.