In the sacred union of marriage, seeking divine favor can strengthen the bond between partners and enrich their relationship. The Bible offers profound insights and encouragement to couples, highlighting the importance of love, respect, and faith in nurturing a harmonious marital life. These verses not only remind us of the blessings that come from God but also serve as a guide for maintaining a loving and supportive partnership.
As you reflect on these scriptures, may they inspire you to foster a deeper connection with your spouse and cultivate an environment filled with grace and understanding. Discover how these powerful biblical teachings can enrich your marriage and lead you both towards a fulfilling journey together, rooted in faith and love.
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.
Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.
Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame.
Love is patient, love is kind; it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor.
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.”
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
We love Him because He first loved us.
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights.
Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun.
Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband.
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.
Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
And the LORD restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Famous and Strong Quotes about marital favour
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.
There is no such thing as a perfect marriage, but there can be a perfect love.
Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
A great tragedy is a symbol of the eternal disappointment of love.
Seeking Favor in Our Marriage
Heavenly Father,
We come before You with grateful hearts, seeking Your divine favor upon our marriage. Lord, we ask for Your guidance in every moment we share, that our love may flourish under Your grace. Grant us patience to understand one another, wisdom to navigate challenges, and joy in our shared journey.
May Your blessings flow into our home, filling it with peace, laughter, and unconditional love. Help us to communicate openly and forgive freely, reflecting Your love in all that we do. Strengthen our bond and lead us closer to each other and to You, Lord.
We trust in Your promises and rest in Your faithfulness, knowing that with You at the center of our marriage, we will overcome any obstacles. Infuse our lives with Your favor, and let us be a testament of Your love to those around us.
In Jesus’ name, we pray,
Amen.