Selecting a Bible verse for a wedding shower is a beautiful way to offer blessings, encouragement, and spiritual guidance to the soon-to-be-married couple. Here are several uplifting and meaningful verses that are often chosen for wedding showers:
- Ephesians 4:2-3 (NIV): “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV): “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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.”
- Colossians 3:14 (NIV): “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
- 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV): “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
- Song of Solomon 8:6-7 (NIV): “Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
- Genesis 2:24 (NIV): “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
- Proverbs 3:3-4 (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.”
- 1 John 4:19 (NIV): “We love because he first loved us.”
These verses beautifully capture the essence of love, unity, commitment, and faithfulness—the foundational elements of a strong and enduring marriage. They serve as reminders of God’s blessing on the union and offer encouragement for the journey ahead.