Bible Verses about “obsessive love”

“¶ 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;”

“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”

“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”

“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”

“¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.”

“Jesus said unto him, ‹Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.›”

“‹And the second› [is] ‹like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.›”

“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”

“‹This is the first and great commandment.›”

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame.”

“‹If any› [man] ‹come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.›”

“Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?”

“And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.”

“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.”

“¶ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if [a] man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”

“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”

“Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.”

“¶ And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”

“And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she [was] a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.”

“I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.”

“And Laban said, [It is] better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.”

“But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.”

“And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”

“And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand.”

“So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.”

“Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.”

“So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded [it], and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.”

“And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.”

“And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought [them] into the chamber to Amnon her brother.”

“And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.”

“And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.”

“And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.”

“Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.”

“Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her [was] greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.”

“And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.”

“¶ And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.”

“And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.”

“And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.”