Scripture Verses for Valentine's Day

Within the next week or two you will be mailing your Valentine's Day cards. You may want to include an inspiring verse from the Bible that speaks of love this year. Both the Old and New Testament contain many Scriptures that speak of love for God, our spouses, family and friends. This article contains but a small sampling of many special verses about love. Choose your favorite passage and add it to the card when you sign your name.

"The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." Numbers 6:24-26

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine." Song of Solomon 1:2

"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it..." Song of Solomon 8:7a

"Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." Ruth 1:16

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunted not itself, is not puffed up." I Corinthians 13:4

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." I Corinthians 13:13

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Philippians 4:8

"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." I Peter 4:8

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." I John 3:18

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." I John 4:7-8

"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." I John 4:16

All Scripture passages quoted in this article are from the King James Version Bible.

Happy Valentine's Day!