Bible Verses for When Your Marriage Is Falling Apart
Scripture takes marriage seriously enough to grieve when it breaks. These verses don't pretend things are fine. They offer a God who reconciles enemies, who restores what locusts have eaten, who is not done with you or your spouse.
Pray this
Pray by name for your spouse — for their heart, not their behavior.
"Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
"And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you."
"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten."
"If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men."
"What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Frequently asked questions
- Scripture calls believers to forgiveness, patience, and humility — and acknowledges that reconciliation takes two willing hearts. Romans 12:18 says do what is in your power; the rest is God's.