SinaiBible verses about Family
Marriage
The covenant itself — what it is and why it holds.
10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath
Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
ASV And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’
ASV and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
ASV So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
ASV What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”
ASV For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
ASV And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
ASV Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
ASV Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
ASV A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
ASV Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.