There are numerous Bible verses about love, and they cover the subject of love in its many different forms.
There are passages that speak of romantic love (Eros), brotherly love (friendship), and divine love (agape). We have decided to concentrate this small collection of verses on Eros.
So, what exactly IS Eros?
In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love and his name has been associated with romantic love for thousands of years. Strangely, he is personified in the modern world as a small chubby cherub clutching a bow, and we often speak of the analogy of “an arrow to the heart” to depict being smitten with love.
In fact, there is no actual reference to Eros in the Bible, but Eros – or erotic love – IS portrayed in the Old Testament as the physical, sensual love between a husband and wife and that sex outside of marriage is forbidden.
Of course, the world has changed somewhat since Biblical times, and these limitations no longer apply in many societies. However, this fact is beyond the scope of this article, so we’ll get back to what many people believe is the word of God on this subject, as exemplified in the Bible.
Here is our selection of some Bible verses about love:
1. Genesis 29:20
So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.
2. Proverbs 5:19
A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love
3. Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
4. Proverbs 30:18-19
There are three things that amaze me—
no, four things that I don’t understand:
how an eagle glides through the sky,
how a snake slithers on a rock,
how a ship navigates the ocean,
how a man loves a woman.
5. Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine.
6. Song of Solomon 4:10
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!
7. Song of Solomon 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. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
8. Song of Solomon 8:7
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
9. Corinthians 13:1-3
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
10. Corinthians 13:4–8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails
11. Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
12. Romans 12:10
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other
13. Ephesians 5:33
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
14. Colossians 3:14
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15. Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Here endeth our venture into the Bible and its
verses about love.
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