Here are 48 Bible verses about engagement, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 KJV
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
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Colossians 3:14 KJV
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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Hosea 2:19-20 KJV
19 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. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.
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Mark 10:9 KJV
9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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Amos 3:3 KJV
3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
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Mark 10:8 KJV
8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
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Proverbs 18:22 KJV
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 13:1-13 KJV
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body …
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John 15:12 KJV
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
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John 1:3 KJV
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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Proverbs 19:14 KJV
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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Song of Solomon 8:6 KJV
6 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.
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Matthew 19:6 KJV
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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1 John 4:7 KJV
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
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1 Corinthians 7:10 KJV
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
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1 Kings 9:3 KJV
3 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
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Isaiah 43:4 KJV
4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
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Deuteronomy 24:5 KJV
5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
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Deuteronomy 20:7 KJV
7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
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Hebrews 13:4 KJV
4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
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Ecclesiastes 4:12 KJV
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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Psalm 48:14 KJV
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
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2 John 1:2 KJV
2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
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Genesis 12:1-20 KJV
1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. …
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Psalm 118:1-29 KJV
1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord …
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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …
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Matthew 1:18 KJV
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Genesis 2:18-23 KJV
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the …
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John 15:9 KJV
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
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Psalm 127:1 KJV
1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
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Ezekiel 9:4 KJV
4 And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Matthew 28:19-20 KJV
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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Isaiah 2:4 KJV
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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1 Kings 3:9 KJV
9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
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Deuteronomy 22:23 KJV
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
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Genesis 2:18 KJV
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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Genesis 2:4 KJV
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
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1 Corinthians 6:1-20 KJV
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 4 If then ye have …
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Jeremiah 33:3 KJV
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
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Psalm 33:12-22 KJV
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. …
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1 Corinthians 11:1-34 KJV
1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head …
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Mark 8:36 KJV
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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Matthew 24:1-51 KJV
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall …
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Psalm 145:1-21 KJV
1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I …
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Psalm 45:10 KJV
10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
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Romans 12:9-10 KJV
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
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