Bible Verses about “young lovers”

“¶ 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;”

“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.”

“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”

“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”

“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”

“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”

“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”

“¶ Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

“And Ruth said, 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:”

“Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, [if ought] but death part thee and me.”

“[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.”

“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”

“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.”

“¶ Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love [is] better than wine.”

“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;”

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

“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.”

“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone;”

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

“The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.”

“My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his: he feedeth among the lilies.”

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

“¶ There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:”

“The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines [with] the tender grape give a [good] smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”

“Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes.”

“Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed [is] green.”

“¶ I [am] my beloved's, and his desire [is] toward me.”

“My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.”

“¶ By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.”

“I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.”

“The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?”

“[It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.”

“I [am] my beloved's, and my beloved [is] mine: he feedeth among the lilies.”

“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.”

“How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!”