Love is at the core of God's message throughout the Bible. Whether it's God’s love for us or the command to love one another, Scripture provides clear and encouraging guidance. Below are 25 short Bible verses about love, with their full text where applicable, for deeper reflection.
1. "God is love."
1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
2. "We love because He first loved us."
1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
3. "Love one another."
John 13:34
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
4. "Do everything in love."
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
5. "Love never fails."
1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
6. "Above all, love each other deeply."
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
7. "Let all that you do be done in love."
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
8. "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all wrongs."
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
9. "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Matthew 22:39
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
10. "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
11. "Love does no harm to a neighbor."
Romans 13:10
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
12. "A friend loves at all times."
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
13. "Love must be sincere."
Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
14. "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
15. "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."
Psalm 103:8
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
16. "Perfect love drives out fear."
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
17. "Love is patient, love is kind."
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
18. "Let love and faithfulness never leave you."
Proverbs 3:3
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
19. "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."
John 15:12
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
20. "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
21. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart."
Matthew 22:37
Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
22. "This is my command: Love each other."
John 15:17
This is my command: Love each other.
23. "The Lord preserves all who love Him."
Psalm 145:20
The Lord watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
24. "Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
25. "Be devoted to one another in love."
Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Reflection on These Verses
These verses show that love is not just an emotion but an active choice rooted in God’s will. Reflecting on them daily can inspire you to grow in faith and kindness.
