Bible Verses About Marriage and Divorce
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for marriage and divorce, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,387 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 Marriage and Divorce
Matthew 19:9426 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.
Mark 10:9322 votes
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Luke 16:18284 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:15249 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.
Matthew 19:4-6184 votes
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Genesis 2:24178 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 7:39172 votes
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Matthew 5:32167 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.
Malachi 2:16162 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.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4155 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.
1 Corinthians 7:1-40155 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Matthew 19:8154 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.
Mark 10:12149 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Matthew 5:31-32143 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Matthew 19:6133 votes
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Ephesians 5:33127 votes
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Proverbs 18:22124 votes
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:12-15115 votes
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
1 Peter 3:7113 votes
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Mark 10:11-12106 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Matthew 19:3-1296 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?
Ephesians 5:22-3393 votes
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:1487 votes
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Matthew 19:1-3080 votes
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;
Mark 10:2-1277 votes
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
What does the Bible say about marriage and divorce?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:9 on the subject of marriage and divorce. Across 6,387 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 10:9, Luke 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.