"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away."
— Song of Songs 8:7 (NIV)
People who search bible verses for Valentine's Day want Scripture for a card, a date, or a quiet thank-you — love that is faithful, delighted, and chosen, not only wedding vows. This page is a numbered list of fifteen passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Marriage as a hub is under Bible verses for marriage. Couples day-to-day sit under Bible verses for couples. Short lines that fit a card are under Short Bible verses about love. Desire treated carefully is under Love and desire.
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15 Bible verses for Valentine's Day
Song of Songs 8:7. "Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away." Valentine love that lasts is love water cannot drown. See Song of Solomon 8:7.
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." The classic Valentine list is ordinary love lived well. See 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
Song of Songs 2:16. "My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies." Mutual belonging — mine and his — is covenant language with delight in it.
1 John 4:19. "We love because he first loved us." Human Valentine love is a response to God's first love. See 1 John 4:19 and Bible verses about God's love.
Romans 12:10. "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Devotion and honor belong on February 14 as much as on a wedding day.
Ephesians 5:25. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Married Valentines can aim at self-giving love, not only gifts. See Ephesians 5:25.
Song of Songs 4:7. "You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you." Delight in the beloved is biblical — spoken with reverence, not flattery alone.
Colossians 3:14. "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Love is the garment that holds a couple's other virtues together. See Colossians 3:14.
1 Peter 4:8. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." Deep love covers faults — useful on hard Valentine weeks, not only easy ones. See 1 Peter 4:8.
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." Valentine partnership includes shared labor and God in the cord.
Proverbs 18:22. "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord." Grateful language for a spouse fits a Valentine prayer of thanks.
Genesis 2:24. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." One-flesh unity is the long story under a single holiday. See Bible verses for marriage.
1 Corinthians 13:13. "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Valentine's Day can name love as the greatest without emptying faith and hope. See 1 Corinthians 13:13 and Faith, hope, and love.
Song of Songs 8:6. "Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave." Love that seals the heart is serious love — strong, not casual.
John 15:12-13. "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." The deepest Valentine pattern is Jesus' self-giving love. See John 15:12 and John 15:13.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse for a card, a note on the table, or a prayer before dinner — not fifteen. Song of Songs 8:7 and 2:16 fit romantic delight. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 fits character. John 15:12-13 fits costly love. For short card lines, see Short Bible verses about love. For couples beyond one holiday, see Bible verses for couples. For anniversary language, see Bible verses for anniversary. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is the best Bible verse for Valentine's Day?
Song of Songs 8:7 and 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 are the most common starting places: unquenchable love, and love that is patient and kind.
What are romantic Bible verses for a Valentine card?
Song of Songs 2:16, 4:7, and 8:6-7 speak delight and lasting love. Keep the tone modest and grateful. See Short Bible verses about love.
Are Valentine's Day Bible verses only for married couples?
No — John 15:12-13 and 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 speak to love more broadly. Married readers can also use Bible verses for marriage and Bible verses for couples.
What Bible verse says love never fails?
1 Corinthians 13:8 says love never fails. The surrounding verses (13:4-7) show what that love looks like day to day. See 1 Corinthians 13:8.
Where should I read next?
Read Short Bible verses about love, Bible verses for couples, and Love and desire. For wedding readings, see Wedding Bible readings.
