And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Genesis 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.”
— Genesis 2:18
The Bible's love poetry outlasts the greeting-card industry by three thousand years — Song of Solomon's "many waters cannot quench love," and Paul's definition that behaves itself before it feels anything. These verses are for the day, and for the marriage it points at.
Quick answer: The most-read verse for valentine's day is Genesis 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." Proverbs 5:18 is the traditional second reading: "Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth." All fifteen verses below are shown in full King James text, public domain, with copy buttons and a modern-English toggle on every card.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Genesis 2:18
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Proverbs 5:18
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity, for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 2:16
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, into the room of her who conceived me.
Song of Solomon 3:4
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.
Song of Solomon 4:9
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
Song of Solomon 4:10
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:7
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:8
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,
Romans 12:10
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
1 John 4:12
These verses are read in the season itself — in services, around tables, in cards, and aloud at the gatherings the date calls for. Valentine's Day is February 14. The list also gets read in preparation: the weeks before, when the readings are chosen and the family texts are picked. 15 verses is deliberate: long enough to cover the occasion's full range, short enough to read through once.
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15 KJV Bible verses for lent — Psalms 51:17, Lamentations 3:25 and more.
15 KJV verses for anxious moments — Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:34 and more.
15 KJV "fear not" verses — Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 23:4, Joshua 1:9 and more.
15 KJV verses for weary seasons — Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1 and more.
15 KJV verses for hopeful endurance — Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 15:13, Lamentations 3:22-23 and more.
15 KJV verses on peace — John 14:27, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 4:8 and more.
15 KJV verses to encourage someone — Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 10:24-25 and more.
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