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Bible Verses About God's Love

Verses on God's love for us — unconditional, eternal, costly love.

28 verses · curated by hand

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  1. Song of Solomon 3:5

    “I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.”

  2. Song of Solomon 3:10

    “He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.”

  3. Song of Solomon 4:1

    “Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.”

  4. Song of Solomon 4:3

    “Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.”

  5. Song of Solomon 4:7

    “You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.”

  6. Song of Solomon 4:10

    “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!”

  7. Song of Solomon 4:16

    “Awake, north wind; and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.”

  8. Song of Solomon 5:1

    “I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.”

  9. Song of Solomon 5:2

    “I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.””

  10. Song of Solomon 5:4

    “My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.”

  11. Song of Solomon 5:5

    “I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the lock.”

  12. Song of Solomon 5:6

    “I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left; and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.”

  13. Song of Solomon 5:8

    “I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.”

  14. Song of Solomon 5:9

    “How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?”

  15. Song of Solomon 5:10

    “My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.”

  16. Song of Solomon 5:16

    “His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.”

  17. Song of Solomon 6:1

    “Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?”

  18. Song of Solomon 6:2

    “My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”

  19. Song of Solomon 6:3

    “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,”

  20. Song of Solomon 6:4

    “You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.”

Frequently asked

Questions about god's love in the Bible

How does God show his love?
Romans 5:8 — "God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 1 John 4:9-10 names the cross as the central proof of God's love.
Is God's love unconditional?
Yes — Romans 5:8 explicitly says God loves while we are still sinners, before any change in us. The conditional language in Scripture is about experiencing fellowship, not about the love itself being earned.
Which Bible verse best shows God's love?
John 3:16, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:8, and 1 John 4:19 are the four most-cited verses on God's love. All four are curated on this page with original commentary.