Bible Verses To Heal A Broken Marriage

Dear friends, marriage is a sacred bond, but even the strongest relationships can hit troubled times. When hardship, conflict or bitterness drives you apart, it can feel impossible to bridge the rift. Yet with faith, compassion and willingness to grow together, reconciliation is possible.

The Bible offers wisdom for mending brokenness. When we feel abandoned or confused by a spouse’s actions, we must continue trusting in God’s plan. As it says in Jeremiah, “I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope.” With prayer, we can seek God’s guidance to develop understanding. As James writes, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God.”

Healing also requires freeing ourselves from resentment. As Jesus taught, “If you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Make the first move and let go.

Next, we must nurture our communication. Listen without interruption, then speak gently. As Proverbs says, “A soft answer turns away wrath.” Demonstrate selfless agape love that “bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things.”

Finally, renew commitment to each other and to spiritual growth. Ecclesiastes reads, “Two are better than one, for they have a good return for their labor…Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.” Therefore, cling to the vine of Christ and you will bear good fruit.

Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about healing a broken marriage:

Trusting in God’s Plan Despite Hardship

Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”

Romans 8:28
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”

Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”

Psalm 55:22
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord , he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved”

1 Peter 5:7
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you”

Seeking Guidance Through Prayer and Meditation

Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”

James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, upbraideth not; it shall be given him”

Psalm 119:105
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path”

Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching admonishing one another in psalms hymns spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”

Learning to Forgive and Let Go of Bitterness

Ephesians 4:31-32
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”

Matthew 6:14-15
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”

Mark 11:25
“When ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses”

Luke 6:37
“Judge not, ye shall not be judged: condemn not, ye shall not be condemned: forgive, ye shall be forgiven”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Charity suffereth long, is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things”

Rebuilding Communication and Understanding

1 Peter 3:10-11
“For he that will love life, see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, do good; let him seek peace, ensue it”

Proverbs 18:13
“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly shame unto him”

Ephesians 4:29
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”

James 1:19
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”

Colossians 4:6
“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man”

Having Patience, Compassion, and Hope

Romans 15:5
“Now the God of patience consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus”

Romans 12:12
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”

Galatians 6:9
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”

Lamentations 3:25-26
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord”

Romans 8:25
“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it”

Renewing Vows and Commitment to Each Other

Colossians 3:18-19
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, be not bitter against them”

1 Corinthians 7:3-5
“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting prayer; come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency”

Hebrews 13:4
“Marriage is honourable in all, the bed undefiled: but whoremongers adulterers God will judge”

Finding Strength in Scriptural Wisdom

Psalm 119:130
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple”

Proverbs 2:6
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge understanding”

James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy”

Colossians 2:2-3
“That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, of the Father, of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom knowledge”