Bible Verses About The Sanctity of Marriage
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the sanctity of marriage, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 540 votes, led by Hebrews 13:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Sanctity of Marriage
Hebrews 13:4111 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Genesis 2:2460 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Matthew 19:4-646 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,
1 Corinthians 7:1-4045 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Genesis 2:1843 votes
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Luke 16:1842 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 18:2232 votes
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
Exodus 20:1428 votes
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Ephesians 5:25-3327 votes
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Malachi 2:1622 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 19:3-921 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?
Matthew 5:31-3216 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Deuteronomy 24:1-413 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 7:1513 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.
1 Corinthians 13:1-1311 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Mark 10:2-1210 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 the sanctity of marriage?
Readers most often cite Hebrews 13:4 on the subject of the sanctity of marriage. Across 540 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:4-6, 1 Corinthians 7:1-40. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.