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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. Proverbs 5:19

    “A loving doe and a graceful deer — let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.”

  2. Proverbs 7:18

    “Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.”

  3. Proverbs 8:17

    “I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.”

  4. Proverbs 8:21

    “That I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.”

  5. Proverbs 8:36

    “But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.””

  6. Proverbs 9:8

    “Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.”

  7. Proverbs 10:12

    “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

  8. Proverbs 12:1

    “Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”

  9. Proverbs 13:24

    “One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.”

  10. Proverbs 14:20

    “The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.”

  11. Proverbs 14:22

    “Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.”

  12. Proverbs 15:9

    “The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.”

  13. Proverbs 15:12

    “A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.”

  14. Proverbs 15:17

    “Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.”

  15. Proverbs 16:13

    “Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.”

  16. Proverbs 17:9

    “He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.”

  17. Proverbs 17:17

    “A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.”

  18. Proverbs 17:19

    “He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.”

  19. Proverbs 18:21

    “Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”

  20. Proverbs 19:8

    “He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.”

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.