In the biblical account of creation, God establishes the institution of marriage, joining a man and woman together in a lifelong bond, as seen in Genesis 2:24. The book of Proverbs offers wisdom on the joys of a loving relationship, encouraging husbands to delight in their wives, as in Proverbs 5:18-19. The apostle Peter instructs husbands to honor their wives, living with them in an understanding way, as noted in 1 Peter 3:7. Meanwhile, 1 Corinthians 13 beautifully describes the selfless, enduring nature of love, providing a foundation for a healthy and fulfilling romantic relationship.
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May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.