Scriptures on Relationships
Scriptures on relationships can provide guidance, wisdom, and encouragement for individuals looking to improve or strengthen their relationships. The word ‘relationships’ can mean a lot of different things. It can refer to your relationship with God, your dating life, marriage, or relationships with family and friends. All of these relationships are important, and they all require commitment and care.
Whether you’re looking for Scripture on relationships to share with your partner or hoping to find Godly wisdom on how to manage conflict in a family or friendship, The Bible is a great place to turn! You’ll find an abundance of helpful information and guidance on how to navigate all types of relationships.
Scripture on Relationships
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What the Bible Has to Say About Relationships
The Bible has a lot to say about relationships and provides guidance on how to build and maintain healthy relationships. Here are a few key biblical principles on relationships:
1. Love
One of the most prominent themes in the Bible is love. The Bible teaches that love is the foundation of all relationships, and that love should be characterized by selflessness, kindness, and forgiveness. The Bible commands to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31) and “love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12).
2. Communication
The Bible emphasizes the importance of communication in relationships. Proverbs 15:1 says, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” This passage highlights the importance of speaking gently and kindly to one another, even in difficult situations.
3. Honesty
The Bible teaches the importance of honesty in relationships. Proverbs 12:22 says, “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.” This passage emphasizes the importance of being truthful and trustworthy in relationships.
4. Forgiveness
The Bible teaches that forgiveness is essential for healthy relationships. In Matthew 6:14-15 Jesus says, “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
5. Respect
The Bible teaches that respect is a crucial component of relationships. Ephesians 5:33 says, “However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” This passage highlights the importance of mutual respect and honor in marriage.
These are just a few examples of the many principles and teachings found in the Bible about relationships. The Bible provides a wealth of wisdom and guidance for individuals looking to improve or strengthen their relationships.
Scripture on Relationships
- James 1:19-20
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
- 1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- Ephesians 4:2-3
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
- Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
- John 15:12
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
- Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
- 1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
- Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
- Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
- Proverbs 18:24
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
- Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- John 13:34
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
- Proverbs 13:20
Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.
- John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
- Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
- Romans 12:19
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
- 2 Peter 1:5-7
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
- Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
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. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
- James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- Proverbs 17:9
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
- Galatians 5:13
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
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