Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, friendship, and deep connections that enrich our lives. While this day is often marked by gifts and romantic gestures, it also offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on the true essence of love as defined by scripture. The Bible provides profound insights into love that extend beyond mere emotion, encouraging us to express compassion, kindness, and genuine care for one another.
In this collection of verses, we explore how biblical principles can guide us in our relationships, whether romantic, familial, or platonic. These scriptures not only inspire us to love deeply but also remind us of the unconditional love that God has for us, making this Valentine’s Day a celebration of His divine love reflected in our hearts and actions.
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death.
We love because he first loved us.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.
My beloved is mine, and I am his.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
I have found the one whom my soul loves.
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment.
Let all that you do be done with love.
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
You are all fair, my love, and there is no spot in you.
With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you.
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.
And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other command greater than these.
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is better than wine.
That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding.
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.
Famous and Strong Quotes about valentines day
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
Love and Grace on Valentine’s Day
Dear Heavenly Father,
On this special day dedicated to love, we come before You with grateful hearts. Thank You for the gift of love that reflects Your eternal grace. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, help us to remember the true essence of love rooted in kindness, patience, and compassion.
Guide us to express our love not only to our partners, friends, and family, but also to those who may feel lonely or forgotten. Let us be instruments of Your love, spreading joy and encouragement to everyone around us.
May our relationships grow deeper in connection and understanding, reflecting Your love in every interaction. Fill our hearts with humility and forgiveness, allowing us to appreciate and cherish one another just as You cherish us.
In all things, may we honor You and seek to love as You have loved us. We ask this in Your holy name.
Amen.
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