40 Beautiful and Inspiring Bible Verses to Add to Your Wedding Invitations

Many couples choose to include some sort of religious aspect in their wedding ceremonies as a way to share their faith with friends and family, and these elements typically show up as a meaningful hymn, a reading from an appropriate religious text, or a cultural tradition. But if you'd like to incorporate a religious component into your wedding before the big day—and you're hosting a ceremony within the Christian denomination—consider adding a Bible verse to your invitations. That's because religious wedding invite wording can help convey your values and set the foundation for what guests can expect during your celebration. Your chosen verse can also serve as a motif that links together the tone, style, and theme of your wedding ceremony and reception.

The best part? There are scores of beautiful and inspiring scriptures that you and your partner can choose from—all you need to do is search for a verse that resonates the most with you and your relationship. However, if you don't have time to look through your Bible, we put together a list of 40 verses to incorporate into your wedding invitations and other wedding paper products.

How to Choose the Right Bible Translation for Your Wedding Invitations

Since there are various Bible translations—New International Version (NIV), King James Version (KJV), English Standard Version (ESV), New Living Translation (NLT), Christian Standard Bible (CSB), and New King James Version (NKJV) being among the most popular—couples should research the different versions and choose one that is most appropriate to their wedding's tone and style.

A more formal invitation, for example, may call for an older translation, such as one from the King James Version, whereas a more casual invite would be better suited to a New International Translation. Regardless of which translation you choose, though, be sure to use the same one throughout your wedding ceremony and reception to ensure consistency. 

Wedding Invitation Bible Verses About Love

• "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV
• "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." - Ephesians 4:2 NIV
• "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
• "Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony." - Colossians 3:14 NLT
• "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sin." - 1 Peter 4:8 NIV
• "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:18-19 NIV
• "Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love." - Ephesians 4:2 NLT
• "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." - Ephesians 5:25 NIV
• "Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man." - Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
• "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." - Romans 12:9-10 NIV
• "Let all that you do be done in love."- 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV
• "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him–a threefold cord is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESV
  
• "My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies." - Song of Songs 2:16 NIV
• "So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." - 1 John 4:16 ESV
• "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord." - Proverbs 18:22 NIV
• "I thank my God every time I remember you." - Philippians 1:3 NIV
• "Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other." - Romans 12:10 NLT

Wedding Invitation Bible Verses About the Future

• "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
• "Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us." - Ephesians 3:20 ESV
• "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." - Proverbs 16:3 ESV
• "The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it." - Proverbs 10:22 NIV
• "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10 NIV
• "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." - Matthew 6:33 ESV
• "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31 NIV
• "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28 ESV
• “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 1:6 NIV
• "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." - Psalms 37:4 NIV
• "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
• "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." - Isaiah 43:19 NIV
• “The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.'” - Psalm 32:8 NLT
• The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff. they comfort me." - Psalm 23:1-4 ESV
• "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." - John 15:11 ESV
• "Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails." - Proverbs 19:21 NIV

Wedding Invitation Bible Verses About Blessings

• "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." - Numbers 6:24-26 ESV
• "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13 NIV
• "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul." - 3 John 1:2 ESV
• "May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." - Psalms 20:4 NIV
• "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen." - Philippians 4:23 NIV
• "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul." - 3 John 1:2 ESV
• "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." - Mark 10:9 NIV