When we explore what the Bible says about relationships, particularly with our girlfriends, we can find numerous principles that guide us towards healthy and God-honoring interactions. The Bible may not specifically mention the modern concept of “girlfriends,” but its teachings on love, respect, and integrity apply universally.
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Bible Verses About Relationships With Girlfriend
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love is Patient and Kind
“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.”
Proverbs 31:10 – A Wife of Noble Character
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.”
Genesis 2:24 – Becoming One Flesh
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
1 Peter 3:7 – Husbands and Wives
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”
Ephesians 5:33 – Loving and Respecting Each Other
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”
Proverbs 18:22 – Finding a Wife
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.”
Matthew 19:6 – No Separation
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Colossians 3:14 – Above All, Love
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
1 Corinthians 7:3-5 – Spouses’ Duties
“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A True Friend
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Proverbs 27:17 – Iron Sharpens Iron
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 13:20 – Walk with the Wise
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Proverbs 12:26 – The Righteous Guide
“The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
James 4:8 – Draw Near to God
“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Proverbs 27:6 – Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend
“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.”
Proverbs 22:24-25 – Choose Friends Wisely
“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.”
Hebrews 10:24-25 – Encourage and Meet Together
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Proverbs 27:9 – Perfume and Incense Bring Joy
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”
Proverbs 19:20 – Listen to Advice and Accept Instruction
“Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.”
Proverbs 16:24 – Pleasant Words Are Sweet to the Soul
“Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
Proverbs 27:17 – As Iron Sharpens Iron
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:9 – Perfume and Incense Bring Joy
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A Friend Loves at All Times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Proverbs 18:24 – Stick Closer Than a Brother
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Romans 12:10 – Outdo One Another in Showing Honor
“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Encourage One Another
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Proverbs 22:24 – Make No Friendship with a Wrathful Man
“Make no friendship with a wrathful man, and with a furious man do not go.”
James 1:19 – Be Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
Proverbs 14:21 – Whoever Despises His Neighbor
“Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”
Matthew 18:15 – If Your Brother Sins Against You
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.”
Proverbs 27:5 – Better is Open Rebuke
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love.”
Galatians 6:2 – Bear One Another’s Burdens
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
Proverbs 13:20 – Walk with the Wise
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A Friend Loves at All Times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Matthew 7:12 – The Golden Rule
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Psalm 133:1 – Behold, How Good and Pleasant
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”
Proverbs 19:6 – Many Seek the Favor of a Generous Man
“Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.”
Romans 15:14 – Instruct One Another
“I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.”
1 John 4:7-8 – Let Us Love One Another
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A Friend Loves at All Times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
James 4:7 – Resist the Devil
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Proverbs 22:24-25 – Make No Friendship with a Man Given to Anger
“Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.”
Matthew 18:21-22 – Forgiving Seventy Times Seven
“Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
Romans 12:18 – Live Peaceably with All
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”
Proverbs 13:20 – He Who Walks with Wise Men
“He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”