If you are looking for Bible verses for Valentine’s Day, this list gives you Scripture about love that you can read, share, and carry into the day, whether you are celebrating a spouse, dating, single, grieving a loss, or simply wanting your love for people to be shaped by God. These verses share one thread: love in the Bible starts with God’s love for us and flows outward into patient, faithful, self-giving care for others.
Verses for Celebrating Love With Someone You Love
These passages speak to the everyday work of loving a spouse, partner, or close friend well. They focus less on grand gestures and more on steady kindness, the kind that shows up on ordinary Tuesdays as much as on February 14.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, 5 doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6 doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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Paul describes love as patient, kind, and willing to bear all things. Before you plan a dinner or buy a card, consider one habit from this passage you can practice that evening, such as letting a small irritation pass without comment.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it…
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Paul calls husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church, which means sacrifice rather than entitlement. Think about one way you can put your spouse’s needs ahead of your own today, even in a small, unnoticed task.
Song of Solomon 8:7
Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
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This verse says that love cannot be drowned out by many waters, a picture of a commitment that holds through hard seasons. Name one season you have weathered together and thank your partner for staying with you through it.
Verses on the Love That God Gives Us
Before any human love can be generous, it needs a source. These verses ground Valentine’s Day in the love of God, which is steady, unearned, and never dependent on how we feel that week.
1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
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John reminds us that our love is a response to God loving us first. Start your day by receiving that love in prayer, then let it shape how you treat the first person you see.
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Paul lists the things that cannot separate us from God’s love, from death to powers to the present and the future. When loneliness or disappointment presses on you this holiday, read this passage aloud slowly and let each item on the list be a reminder.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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This familiar verse names the scale of God’s love, giving his Son for the world. Consider writing this verse on a card for someone who may not know how deeply they are loved.
Verses for Those Who Are Single or Grieving
Valentine’s Day can carry a sharp ache for people who are single, widowed, divorced, or far from family. These verses speak to that ache with honesty and hope, pointing to a love that does not depend on a relationship status.
Psalm 68:5-6
5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6 God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
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The psalmist describes God as a father to the fatherless and a defender of widows, and as one who sets the lonely in families. If this day feels empty, ask God to show you one person you can draw into your circle of care.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
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The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, a promise that speaks directly to grief. Let this verse be an invitation to bring your sorrow to God in honest prayer rather than hiding it behind a cheerful face.
Ruth 1:16
Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.
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Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi shows that faithful love is often chosen and practiced rather than simply felt. Think of a friend or family member who has stood by you, and send them a message of thanks today.
Verses for Showing Love Beyond Romance
Scripture widens the meaning of love well past romance. These passages call you to love neighbors, strangers, and even difficult people, which is a practical way to spend Valentine’s Day as a gift to others.
Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
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Paul urges believers to serve one another through love, which is freedom used for others. Look for one practical task you can do for someone outside your household today, such as a meal or a phone call.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
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Peter says love covers a multitude of sins, which means choosing to forgive and be patient. If a strained relationship is on your mind, consider reaching out with grace rather than waiting for an apology.
Matthew 22:37-39
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
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Jesus names love for God and love for neighbor as the greatest commands. Try ending your day by naming one way you loved God and one way you loved a neighbor, however small.
Colossians 3:14
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
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Paul says love binds all the virtues together in perfect unity. Consider this verse a summary of the others on this list and ask God to help you clothe yourself with love today.
How to Use These Verses
You might write two or three of these verses on cards, notes, or the inside cover of a card you give someone. Handwritten Scripture often means more than a store-bought sentiment, and it gives the reader something to return to after the day has passed.
Read one verse each morning this week, and pray it back to God in your own words. Choosing a single passage to live with for several days often does more good than skimming the whole list once.
A Short Prayer for Valentine’s Day
Lord, thank you for loving me before I ever loved you, and for showing me what real love looks like in your Son. Some of us are celebrating with people we cherish, and some of us are carrying loneliness or loss today. Meet each of us where we are, and let your steady love reach the places that ache. Teach us to love patiently and generously, with actions as well as words, and help us to be a blessing to someone who needs it today. Amen.
