Valentine’s Day is a celebrated occasion dedicated to love, affection, and companionship. While we often think of romantic relationships, the Bible presents a broader perspective on love that encompasses all forms of relationships—familial, platonic, and divine.
The scriptures remind us of the importance of love in our lives, teaching us how to love and be loved. Here are Bible verses that illuminate the beauty and significance of love, fitting for this season of affection.
Bible Verses About Valentine’s Day
1. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – The Nature of Love
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Related Verses:
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8
“This is my command: Love each other.” – John 15:17
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13
2. John 3:16 – The Ultimate Act of Love
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
Related Verses:
“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” – Ephesians 2:8
3. 1 John 4:7 – Love Is from God
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7
Related Verses:
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” – 1 John 4:8
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.” – 1 John 3:16
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” – John 15:12
4. Ephesians 5:25 – Love in Marriage
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” – Ephesians 5:25
Related Verses:
“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” – Ephesians 5:22
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” – Mark 10:9
5. Colossians 3:14 – The Bond of Perfection
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:14
Related Verses:
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18
“If I have not love, I am nothing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:2
“Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.” – Psalm 85:10
6. Romans 13:10 – Love Fulfills the Law
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” – Romans 13:10
Related Verses:
“If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates a brother or sister, they are a liar.” – 1 John 4:20
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:39
“The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” – Galatians 5:6
7. Song of Solomon 8:6 – Love’s Strength
“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. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.” – Song of Solomon 8:6
Related Verses:
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” – Song of Solomon 8:7
“Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” – Psalm 118:24
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9
8. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – Growth in Love
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Related Verses:
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” – Hebrews 10:24
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” – Colossians 3:2
“As we forgive those who trespass against us.” – Matthew 6:12
9. 1 Peter 4:8 – Love Covers All
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8
Related Verses:
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” – Proverbs 10:12
“Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” – Proverbs 17:9
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” – Romans 12:9
10. Proverbs 10:12 – The Power of Love
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” – Proverbs 10:12
Related Verses:
“Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” – Proverbs 17:1
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” – Proverbs 17:17
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” – Proverbs 14:30
11. Matthew 5:14-16 – Being a Light in Love
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” – Matthew 5:14-16
Related Verses:
“In the same way, let your light shine before others that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” – Matthew 5:15
“For with God nothing will be impossible.” – Luke 1:37
12. Philippians 1:9 – Love That Abounds
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.” – Philippians 1:9
Related Verses:
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” – Colossians 3:12
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:2
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
13. Deuteronomy 6:5 – Love for God
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” – Deuteronomy 6:5
Related Verses:
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” – 2 Chronicles 16:9
“Be still, and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10
14. Galatians 5:22-23 – The Fruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
Related Verses:
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” – Colossians 3:15
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – John 13:34
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.” – Philippians 4:5
15. Romans 5:5 – Hope Through Love
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:5
Related Verses:
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” – Psalm 119:114
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” – Psalm 39:7
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings, you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” – Psalm 91:4
16. Jeremiah 31:3 – Everlasting Love
“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.’” – Jeremiah 31:3
Related Verses:
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers.” – Romans 8:38
“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.” – Psalm 37:25
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7
17. 1 John 4:18 – Perfect Love
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” – 1 John 4:18
Related Verses:
“If you love me, keep my commands.” – John 14:15
“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17
18. Matthew 22:37-39 – Greatest Commandments
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39
Related Verses:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3
“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” – Matthew 5:44
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16
19. Proverbs 27:17 – Iron Sharpens Iron
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17
Related Verses:
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24
“Better to have a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” – Proverbs 17:1
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9
20. John 15:13 – The Greatest Love
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13
Related Verses:
“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.” – Romans 5:6
“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
“You are my friends if you do what I command.” – John 15:14
21. Luke 6:31 – Do Unto Others
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” – Luke 6:31
Related Verses:
“Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.” – Luke 6:31
“Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them.” – Matthew 7:12
“Let your gentleness be evident to all.” – Philippians 4:5
22. 1 Corinthians 16:14 – Doing Everything in Love
“Do everything in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
Related Verses:
“It is love that makes the sun shine, and I will serve God freely.” – Psalm 100:2
“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” – Colossians 3:17
“Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” – Colossians 3:23
23. Ephesians 4:32 – Kindness and Forgiveness
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32
Related Verses:
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” – Matthew 6:12
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:2
“Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.” – Ephesians 4:26
24. Romans 15:13 – Hope Abounding in Love
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13
Related Verses:
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” – John 14:27
25. John 14:27 – Peace and Love
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” – John 14:27
Related Verses:
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.” – Psalm 23:1-2
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:7
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3
26. 1 Corinthians 13:13 – The Greatest of These
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13
Related Verses:
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13
“Keep yourself in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” – Jude 1:21
“Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
27. Proverbs 31:30 – Charm and Beauty
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” – Proverbs 31:30
Related Verses:
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” – Proverbs 31:10
“The beauty of a woman is not in her facial features but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.” – 1 Peter 3:3-4
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.” – Song of Solomon 4:7
28. Matthew 19:6 – Unified in Love
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” – Matthew 19:6
Related Verses:
“So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” – Colossians 3:12
“And the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.” – Mark 10:8
“We are members of his body.” – Ephesians 5:30
29. 1 John 3:1 – Loved by God
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” – 1 John 3:1
Related Verses:
“In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” – Ephesians 1:5
“For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:26
“But what about you? Who do you say I am?” – Luke 9:20
30. 1 Corinthians 2:9 – Love’s Promise
“However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’—the things God has prepared for those who love him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
Related Verses:
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” – Romans 8:18
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13
“As it is written, ‘What eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.’” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
31. Luke 7:47 – Many Sins Forgiven
“Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” – Luke 7:47
Related Verses:
“God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” – 1 John 4:16
“Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.” – Psalm 91:14
32. Romans 12:10 – Devoted Love
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10
Related Verses:
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” – Colossians 3:14
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” – 1 Peter 4:10
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:35
Final Thoughts
Valentine’s Day serves as a reminder to cherish the love we have in our lives, whether it be romantic, familial, or even God’s unconditional love for us. The Bible teaches us that love is the foundation of our faith and relationships. It reinforces the importance of cultivating love within ourselves and extending it to others, as we are all created in the image of God, who is love.
As we celebrate love in all its forms, let’s reflect on the depth and fullness of love as described in scripture and use these teachings to guide our interactions with our loved ones. Let love be at the center of our hearts, actions, and lives, every day of the year.