"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away."
— Song of Songs 8:7 (NIV)
People who search bible verses for anniversary want Scripture for a card, a toast, a vow renewal, or a quiet thank-you for years together — love that endures, not only a wedding-day feeling. This page is a numbered list of fifteen passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Wider marriage and couple hubs sit under Bible verses for marriage, Bible verses for couples, and Love and commitment. Wedding readings are under Wedding Bible readings. Enduring love is also under Song of Solomon 8:7 and Bible verses about unconditional love.
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15 Bible verses for anniversary
Song of Songs 8:7. "Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned." Love that lasts is not bought cheap and not drowned easy. See Song of Solomon 8:7 and Song of Solomon 8:6.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Anniversary love looks like this list lived over years. See 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Love is patient, and Love is kind.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor… A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Years together show the strength of two — and of God woven in.
Ephesians 5:25. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Anniversary love for husbands is patterned on Christ's self-giving. See Ephesians 5:25.
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." Long marriage needs bearing with one another. See Bible verses about peace and Bible verses about patience.
Colossians 3:14. "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Love is the outer garment that holds the rest together. See Colossians 3:14.
Ruth 1:16-17. "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God… May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me." Loyalty that stays is anniversary language.
Proverbs 18:22. "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord." Marriage is named as good and as favor from God.
Genesis 2:24. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." Anniversary remembers the one-flesh union God designed.
1 Peter 4:8. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." Years together need deep love that covers faults. See 1 Peter 4:8 and Love covers a multitude of sins.
Romans 12:10. "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Devotion and honor are anniversary habits, not only wedding vows. See Bible verses about loving others.
Proverbs 31:10-11. "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value." Confidence and worth grown over years belong on an anniversary page.
Mark 10:9. "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." Anniversary looks back to God's joining and forward to guarding it.
1 Corinthians 13:13. "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Years test many things; love remains greatest. See 1 Corinthians 13:13 and Faith, hope, and love.
Psalm 127:1. "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain." An anniversary thanks God for building what human effort alone cannot keep. See Love and commitment and Bible verses about joy.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse for a card, a dinner prayer, or a vow-renewal reading — not fifteen. Read it out loud together. For a wedding-style set, see Wedding Bible readings. For everyday couple life, see Bible verses for couples. For the longer marriage hub, see Bible verses for marriage. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse for an anniversary card?
Song of Songs 8:7, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, and Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 are favorites for cards — enduring love, patient love, and two better than one.
What Bible verse is best for a wedding anniversary reading?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and Ruth 1:16-17 work well out loud. For a fuller ceremony list, see Wedding Bible readings.
Are anniversary verses only for happy years?
No — 1 Peter 4:8 and Ephesians 4:2-3 speak to deep love and bearing with one another when the year has been hard. See Bible verses about unconditional love.
What verse thanks God for years of marriage?
Psalm 127:1 and Proverbs 18:22 point gratitude toward God as the builder and the giver of favor. See Bible verses about gratitude.
Where should I read next?
Read Love and commitment, Bible verses for marriage, and Bible verses for couples. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
