Bible Verses for Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, many people are looking for just the right words to communicate their love to the special people in their lives. What better source to consult for the best expressions of love than the Bible? Here are ten Bible verses that would be appropriate to use in a Valentine's Day card or as a special Valentine's message.

1. Genesis 2:23-25 - "And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed."

2. Proverbs 12:4a - "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband..."

3. Proverbs 18:22 - "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord."

4. Song of Solomon 2:3-4 - "As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love."

5. Song of Solomon 4:6-7 - "Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee."

6. I Corinthians 13:4-7 - "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

7. Ephesians 5:25 - "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"

8. Ephesians 5:28-29 - "So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:"

9. Ephesians 5:31 - "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

10. I John 4:7 - "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

As Valentine's Day approaches, keep these Bible verses in mind. As an endeavor for 2010, consider reading through the Bible for a wealth of information on other topics as well.