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Bible Verses About Love

God's love, our love for Him, and love for one another.

45 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about love in Scripture

562 passages mentioning “love” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Psalms 45:7

    “You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”

  2. Psalms 47:4

    “He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.”

  3. Psalms 52:3

    “You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.”

  4. Psalms 52:4

    “You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.”

  5. Psalms 60:5

    “So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.”

  6. Psalms 69:36

    “The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.”

  7. Psalms 70:4

    “Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!””

  8. Psalms 78:68

    “But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.”

  9. Psalms 84:1

    “For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!”

  10. Psalms 87:2

    “Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”

  11. Psalms 88:18

    “You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.”

  12. Psalms 89:2

    “I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.””

  13. Psalms 91:14

    ““Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.”

  14. Psalms 97:10

    “You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.”

  15. Psalms 99:4

    “The King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.”

  16. Psalms 108:6

    “That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.”

  17. Psalms 109:4

    “In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.”

  18. Psalms 109:5

    “They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.”

  19. Psalms 109:17

    “Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.”

  20. Psalms 116:1

    “I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.”

Frequently asked

Questions about love in the Bible

What does the Bible say about love?
The Bible defines love (Greek: agape) as a sustained way of acting toward others — patient, kind, not envious or proud (1 Corinthians 13:4). Its source is God himself: "God is love" (1 John 4:8). Believers are called to love because they were first loved (1 John 4:19).
What is the most famous Bible verse about love?
John 3:16 — "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son…" — is the most widely quoted Bible verse on love, summarising the whole arc of the gospel in a single sentence.
Where in the Bible does it describe true love?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is the New Testament's clearest description of love's working parts: patient, kind, not envious, not proud, not easily angered, keeping no record of wrongs.