What Does the Bible Say About Finding Your Mate?
Here are 14 Bible verses about finding your mate, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
BSBDelight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- #2Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
BSBTherefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- #3Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
BSBThe LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
- #4Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
BSBAsk, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- #5Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
BSBFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- #6Proverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
BSBHe who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- #7Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
BSBBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- #8Isaiah 34:16
Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
BSBSearch and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
- #9Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
BSBTwo are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
- #10Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
BSBFor this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- #11Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
BSBNow faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- #12Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
BSBMarriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- #13Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
BSBTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- #14James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
BSBNow if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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