Bible Verses About Divorce

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,

They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her.

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.