299 Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Couples Singles and Families

Valentine’s Day brings a mix of emotions for most people. Some look forward to it with excitement. Others dread it. Some are happily married. Some are painfully single. Some are grieving lost love. Some are healing from broken trust. A good Valentine prayer needs to hold space for all of it. The day is named after a martyr, a priest who performed secret weddings when marriage was outlawed. Love has always been costly. These 299 prayers come paired with scripture because God’s word gives us the truest picture of what love actually is. Not the greeting card version. The real version.

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Those words from First Corinthians are famous for a reason. They describe a kind of love that does not fade when feelings fade. That kind of love is rare. These prayers ask God to grow that rare love in us. For our spouses. For our children. For our enemies. For ourselves. Each prayer connects to a Bible verse so you know you are praying God’s own words back to him. That is powerful. That changes things.

You will find prayers for couples and prayers for singles. Prayers for parents and prayers for children. Prayers for broken hearts and prayers for hopeful hearts. Some of these prayers are short enough to text to someone. Others are long enough for a quiet evening of reflection. Use them on Valentine’s Day itself or in the days leading up to it. Use them alone or with someone you love. The goal is simple. Pray love into being. The love God designed. The love that lasts.

Opening Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses

These prayers set the tone for love rooted in God’s character.

1. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. Lord, let me live in love today. Not just feel it. Live it.

2. We love because he first loved us. Father, I cannot love well on my own. You loved me first. Let your love flow through me to others.

3. This is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice. Jesus, thank you for defining love by action, not emotion. Help me love the same way.

4. Love does no harm to a neighbor. Holy Spirit, show me where I have harmed people I claim to love. Convict me. Change me.

5. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Lord, I hold grudges. Forgive me. Teach me to cover sins instead of exposing them.

6. There is no fear in love. Perfect love drives out fear. Father, my love is full of fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of loss. Let your perfect love cast out my fears.

7. Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil. Hold fast to what is good. God, my love can be fake sometimes. Polite but not real. Make my love genuine today.

8. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Jesus, I love you with some of my heart. Not all. Take the parts I hold back.

9. Love your neighbor as yourself. Father, I love myself pretty well. Help me love my neighbor that same way. Not less. The same.

10. A new command I give you. Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. Lord, you loved me when I was unlovable. Help me love others when they are unlovable too.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Spouses

Marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. These prayers honor that mystery.

11. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Jesus, show me how to die for my spouse. Not physically. Daily. Die to my selfishness.

12. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. Father, this verse is hard. Help me understand it. Help me live it with joy, not resentment.

13. Let the husband fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. Holy Spirit, keep us sexually faithful. Guard our marriage bed. Protect us from temptation.

14. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent. Lord, help us prioritize intimacy. Not just physical. Emotional. Spiritual. Keep us connected.

15. Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. God, help me respect my spouse even when I disagree. Help me love even when I am tired.

16. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Jesus, let you be the third strand in our marriage. Hold us together when we want to pull apart.

17. He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. Father, thank you for my spouse. Remind me of that favor on the hard days.

18. Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. Lord, let me rejoice in my spouse today. Not just endure. Rejoice.

19. Be completely humble and gentle. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Holy Spirit, I am not humble. I am not gentle. I am not patient. Bear with me as I learn.

20. Two are better than one. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Jesus, pick us up when we fall. And let us be the ones who help each other up.

21. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. Father, help us resolve conflict quickly. Do not let bitterness take root overnight.

22. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Lord, let our home be filled with worship. Not just music. The worship of kind words and gentle touches.

23. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. God, I need to forgive my spouse again. Give me the grace to do it.

24. May your father and mother rejoice. May she who gave you birth be joyful. Jesus, thank you for the gift of our children. Let them see love in our marriage.

25. Let love and faithfulness never leave you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Father, bind love around my marriage. Write faithfulness on our hearts.

26. Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. Lord, I choose peace over being right. Help me mean it.

27. A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown. Holy Spirit, make me a crown to my spouse, not a burden.

28. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting. But a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. God, let our marriage be built on the fear of you, not on charm that fades.

29. Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives. Jesus, help me be considerate. Not selfish. Not thoughtless. Considerate.

30. He who loves his wife loves himself. Father, when I love my spouse, I am loving myself. We are one flesh. Help me remember that.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Singles

Valentine’s Day can sting for singles. These prayers bring comfort and hope.

31. I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. Lord, if I am single, I am still loved. You are my beloved. I am yours.

32. He who finds a wife finds what is good. Father, I have not found that yet. But you are good. You are enough while I wait.

33. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. Jesus, give me a new heart for this season of singleness. Not bitter. Hopeful.

34. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Holy Spirit, help me delight in you. Not in a future relationship. In you.

35. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. But a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. God, my heart is sick of waiting. Heal it. Fulfill my longing in your time.

36. Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. Lord, help me wait. Not impatiently. Not desperately. Just wait.

37. I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Father, teach me contentment in singleness. Not resigned. Content.

38. A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. Jesus, let me find satisfaction in my life as it is. Not in what is missing.

39. Be careful not to let your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the anxieties of life. God, anxiety about being single weighs me down. Lift it.

40. I will never leave you nor forsake you. Lord, even if no human ever loves me romantically, you will never leave. That is enough.

41. You are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you. Father, let me hear those words from you. Precious. Honored. Loved.

42. Do not conform to the pattern of this world. Holy Spirit, the world says singleness is a problem to fix. Help me see it as a season to steward.

43. The unmarried woman is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. God, use my singleness for your kingdom. Give me time and energy to serve you.

44. Let the one who is unmarried be content. Jesus, I want to be content. Help my discontentment.

45. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again. Rejoice. Father, I choose to rejoice on Valentine’s Day even though I am single. I choose joy.

46. Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Lord, waiting is hard. Make me strong. Give me heart.

47. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. God, if marriage is good, you are not withholding it to hurt me. Trust your timing.

48. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Jesus, my desire is for a spouse. But more than that, my desire is for you.

49. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Father, I can be single through Christ who strengthens me. Even on Valentine’s Day.

50. The Lord will fight for you. You need only to be still. Holy Spirit, I stop striving for a relationship. I am still. You fight.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Children

Teach children about love from God’s word. These prayers are simple and direct.

51. Children are a heritage from the Lord. Offspring a reward from him. Father, thank you for my child. Help me love them like you love me.

52. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Lord, train me to train my children. I do not know what I am doing.

53. Fathers, do not exasperate your children. Instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Jesus, I exasperate my kids. Forgive me. Help me instruct with patience.

54. Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them. Father, let my children come to you. Remove anything in me that blocks them.

55. Love your neighbor as yourself. Holy Spirit, help my children learn to love their friends. Even the ones who are mean.

56. Be kind to one another. Lord, teach my kids kindness. At school. At home. On the playground.

57. A gentle answer turns away wrath. God, teach my children gentle answers. Not yelling. Not hitting. Gentle words.

58. Honor your father and mother. Jesus, help my children honor us even when they do not understand us.

59. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths. Father, guard my children’s mouths. No bullying. No lies. No cruelty.

60. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. Lord, let my children love others the way Jesus loves them. With patience. With kindness.

61. Do everything in love. Holy Spirit, let my child’s whole day be done in love. Homework in love. Play in love. Everything.

62. A friend loves at all times. God, give my child a loyal friend. Let them be a loyal friend.

63. Above all, love each other deeply. Jesus, let my children love deeply. Not shallow friendship. Deep love.

64. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Father, let peace rule in my child’s heart. No anxiety. No fear. Peace.

65. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Lord, let my children walk in truth. Not just good behavior. Real truth.

66. Start children off on the way they should go. Holy Spirit, start my children right. Early. Before the world gets to them.

67. Do not provoke your children to anger. God, I provoke my kids. Show me how to correct without crushing.

68. Love the Lord your God with all your heart. Jesus, let my children love you early. Let that love grow as they grow.

69. Children obey your parents in the Lord. Father, help my children obey. Not perfectly. But faithfully.

70. The blessing of the Lord brings wealth. Lord, bless my children. Not with money. With faith, hope, and love.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Parents

Honoring parents is a form of love. These prayers lift up mothers and fathers.

71. Honor your father and mother. Lord, I want to honor my parents. Even when it is hard. Help me.

72. Children’s children are a crown to the aged. Jesus, thank you for my parents and grandparents. They are a crown to our family.

73. Listen to your father who gave you life. Do not despise your mother when she is old. Father, help me listen to my parents. Do not let me despise them.

74. The eye that mocks a father will be pecked out. Holy Spirit, forgive me for mocking my parents. For the eye rolls. For the silent disrespect.

75. A wise son brings joy to his father. God, let me bring joy to my parents. Not just obligation. Real joy.

76. My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Lord, keep me faithful to what my parents taught me about you.

77. Fathers, do not embitter your children. Jesus, I have embittered my children with my harshness. Forgive me. Let me start over.

78. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. Father, thank you for the comfort of my mother. And thank you that you comfort like a mother.

79. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Holy Spirit, let my parents have that joy from me.

80. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God. Lord, stand by my parents as they age. Do not forsake them.

81. The righteous lead blameless lives. Blessed are their children after them. Jesus, let my life be blameless so my children are blessed.

82. A fool despises his father’s instruction. God, do not let me be that fool. I need my parents wisdom.

83. She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Father, let my mother’s instruction stay on my tongue. Pass it to my children.

84. Her children arise and call her blessed. Lord, let me call my mother blessed today. Not just in memory. Out loud.

85. The father of a righteous child has great joy. Jesus, let me give my father that joy.

86. Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors. Holy Spirit, honor the spiritual boundaries my parents set for me. Do not let me abandon their faith.

87. Listen to your father who gave you life. God, I am listening. Help me hear.

88. Gray hair is a crown of splendor. Father, let me honor the gray hair of my parents. It is their crown.

89. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Lord, thank you for a father who showed me compassion. Help me show it to my own children.

90. I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters. Jesus, thank you for being the perfect Father when my earthly parents fell short.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Friends

Friendship is a form of love often overlooked on Valentine’s Day. These prayers lift up friends.

91. A friend loves at all times. Lord, thank you for friends who love me even when I am unlovable.

92. One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin. But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Jesus, you are that friend. Thank you for sticking close.

93. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice. Father, give me friends who give good advice. Let me be that friend too.

94. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Holy Spirit, sharpen me through my friends. And let me sharpen them.

95. Do not be misled. Bad company corrupts good character. Lord, protect me from friends who lead me away from you. Give me discernment.

96. Two are better than one. If either falls down, one can help the other up. God, thank you for friends who help me up when I fall.

97. Carry each other’s burdens. Jesus, let me carry my friends burdens. Not fix them. Just carry them.

98. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. Father, give me friends I can confess to. Safe friends. Honest friends.

99. Greater love has no one than this to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Lord, let me love my friends that way. Willing to sacrifice.

100. I no longer call you servants. Instead I have called you friends. Jesus, you call me friend. That is overwhelming. Thank you.

101. A cheerful heart is good medicine. Holy Spirit, send me friends who make me laugh. And let me be that medicine for them.

102. Wounds from a friend can be trusted. God, let my friends tell me the truth even when it hurts. Help me receive it.

103. Do not make friends with a hot tempered person. Father, give me friends who are slow to anger.

104. A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Jesus, you are that friend. Thank you for never leaving.

105. It is not good for the man to be alone. Lord, thank you for the gift of friendship that fights my loneliness.

106. Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. God, give me a friendship like that. Loyal. Selfless. Covenantal.

107. Ruth clung to Naomi. Holy Spirit, let me cling to my friends in hard times. Do not let me abandon them.

108. Paul and Timothy. Father, give me a Timothy to mentor. Or a Paul to follow. Let me learn and teach.

109. Mary and Elizabeth. Lord, let my friendships be filled with rejoicing like theirs. Let us celebrate each other.

110. Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Father, thank you for friends who welcome me into their homes and hearts.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Broken Hearts

Love sometimes breaks. These prayers bring God’s healing.

111. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. God, my heart is broken. Draw close to me tonight.

112. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Jesus, heal me. Bind up the wound that will not stop bleeding.

113. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Father, my heart has failed. Be my strength.

114. Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Holy Spirit, this night is long. Let rejoicing come.

115. Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Lord, I am weary from this broken heart. Give me rest.

116. He was despised and rejected by mankind. Jesus, you know rejection. You know betrayal. Walk with me through mine.

117. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. God, I cast this broken heart on you. I cannot carry it anymore.

118. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them. He delivers them from all their troubles. Father, hear my cry. Deliver me.

119. I have loved you with an everlasting love. Holy Spirit, let me feel that everlasting love today. Human love failed. Your love does not.

120. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. Lord, I am discouraged. Give me courage.

121. The pain you feel now cannot compare to the joy that is coming. Jesus, the pain is loud right now. Let me hear the promise of joy anyway.

122. I will turn their mourning into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. Father, turn my mourning. I am ready for gladness.

123. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain. Lord, wipe my tears today. I am tired of crying.

124. My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Holy Spirit, I am weak. Be strong through me.

125. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. God, I have sowed tears. Let me reap joy. I am ready to sing.

126. I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world. Jesus, I take heart. You have overcome.

127. The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing. Father, I feel like I lack everything. But you say I lack nothing. Help me believe.

128. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken. Lord, everything is shaking. But your love is not.

129. I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Jesus, I feel orphaned by love. Come to me.

130. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Holy Spirit, testify to me today. Let me know I am still God’s child even when love failed.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Healing Relationships

Some relationships need repair. These prayers ask God to mend what is broken.

131. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. God, help me forgive. Not just say it. Really forgive.

132. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Jesus, I want peace. But it depends on me. Show me what I need to do.

133. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing. Father, that is so hard. Help me repay blessing instead of revenge.

134. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Holy Spirit, give me gentle answers. Shut my mouth before harsh words escape.

135. Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there. First go and be reconciled. Lord, show me who I need to reconcile with. I will go.

136. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. God, compassion is not my first instinct. Give me yours.

137. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. Jesus, let my words build up. Even to the person who hurt me.

138. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt. Father, season my words with grace. Not sarcasm. Not bitterness. Grace.

139. The tongue has the power of life and death. Holy Spirit, let my tongue speak life. Even to the relationship that feels dead.

140. Whoever would foster love covers over an offense. Lord, help me cover offenses. Not expose them. Cover them.

141. Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. God, I have stirred up enough conflict. Let me cover wrongs with love.

142. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Jesus, stop me from judging. I want forgiveness.

143. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Father, I need to put on these clothes. I have been wearing anger and pride.

144. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Holy Spirit, I have bitterness. Put it away from me.

145. Confess your sins to one another. God, give me courage to confess. To say I was wrong. To ask for forgiveness.

146. Overcome evil with good. Jesus, let me overcome the evil done to me with good done back. That is your way.

147. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Father, I have an enemy in this relationship. Help me pray for them. Really pray.

148. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Lord, I make effort today. Help me keep unity.

149. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. Holy Spirit, make me a peacemaker. Not a peacekeeper who hides problems. A peacemaker who solves them.

150. Be completely humble and gentle. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. God, humility. Gentleness. Patience. I need all three. Give them to me.

Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Self Love

Loving yourself properly is not selfish. It is biblical. These prayers help you receive God’s love for you.

151. Love your neighbor as yourself. Lord, I am harsh with myself. Forgive me. Help me love myself the way you love me.

152. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Father, I do not feel wonderful today. Remind me that you made me. You do not make junk.

153. You are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you. Jesus, let me believe that. Precious. Honored. Loved. By you.

154. For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. Holy Spirit, thank you for knitting me. Every part. Even the parts I do not like.

155. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? God, forgive me for treating my body like a dumpster. Help me honor it as your temple.

156. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Lord, I have been telling myself I cannot. That is a lie. I can through you.

157. Be kind to one another. Jesus, let me include myself in one another. Be kind to myself.

158. Do not be anxious about anything. Father, I am anxious about everything. Including how I look and what people think. Help me stop.

159. You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession. Lord, I do not feel chosen. Remind me that I am.

160. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Holy Spirit, I condemn myself constantly. Break that habit. There is no condemnation.

161. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow. God, I worry about my future. My worth. My value. Help me trust you with tomorrow.

162. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Jesus, I set my mind on my flaws. Help me set it on you instead.

163. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Father, clothe me with these. Not self contempt. Not harshness.

164. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Lord, let peace rule my heart. Not self criticism. Not shame. Peace.

165. I have loved you with an everlasting love. Holy Spirit, let that everlasting love sink in. Let it heal my self hatred.

166. Your beauty should not come from outward appearance. God, help me care less about outward beauty. Cultivate inner beauty instead.

167. He will quiet you with his love. Jesus, quiet the inner critic with your love. Shut that voice up.

168. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you. Father, you delight in me. That is amazing. Let me delight in me too.

169. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind. Lord, self hatred is a spirit of fear. Give me love and a sound mind instead.

170. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. Holy Spirit, give me a new heart toward myself. A kind heart. A patient heart.

Closing Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses

These prayers send you out to love well.

171. And now these three remain. Faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. Lord, let love be the greatest thing about my life.

172. Love never fails. Jesus, my love fails all the time. Your love never does. Thank you.

173. Let love be genuine. Father, strip away the fake love. The performance. The obligation. Leave only what is real.

174. Above all, love each other deeply. Holy Spirit, let me love deeply. Not superficially. Not conveniently. Deeply.

175. Do everything in love. God, let me do everything today in love. Even the boring things. Even the hard things.

176. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Lord, give me a pure heart. A good conscience. A sincere faith. So I can love.

177. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Jesus, help me love the truth. Even when it hurts. Even when it is about me.

178. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Father, let my love protect. Let it trust. Let it hope. Let it persevere.

179. I pray that you will be rooted and established in love. Holy Spirit, root me in love. So deep that nothing can uproot me.

180. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else. Lord, make my love increase. Overflow. Until there is more than enough.

181. Follow the way of love. God, show me the way of love. I have been following other ways. Show me yours.

182. Be on your guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. Do everything in love. Jesus, I will guard. I will stand. I will be courageous. And I will do it all in love.

183. Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. Father, forgive me for loving with words only. Let me love with actions.

184. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. Holy Spirit, I have claimed to love God while hating someone. Forgive my lie.

185. Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Lord, let my love prove that I know you.

186. This is love for God, to keep his commands. Jesus, I want to love you. Help me keep your commands.

187. We love because he first loved us. Father, when I cannot love, remind me that you loved me first. Let that love flow through me.

188. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear. Holy Spirit, drive out my fears with your perfect love.

189. Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us. God, let me imitate you. Walk in love. The way Jesus did.

190. May you be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, pleasing to him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work. Lord, fill me. Walk through me. Bear fruit of love.

191. Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another. Jesus, I owe a debt of love. Let me keep paying it every day.

192. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. Father, let my words be more than noise. Let them be love.

193. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. Holy Spirit, I want to be something. Give me love.

194. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. God, I am not patient. Not kind. I envy. I boast. I am proud. Forgive me. Make me love.

195. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Lord, I keep a record of wrongs. Erase it. Give me your love that does not keep score.

196. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Jesus, let me rejoice with the truth. Even hard truth. Even truth about me.

197. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Father, let my love protect people. Trust people. Hope for people. Persevere with people.

198. Love never fails. Holy Spirit, human love fails. Your love never does. Let your love love through me.

199. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Lord, let my love be evidence that I have passed from death to life.

200. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. God, let love be the belt that holds everything together in me.

Short Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses

Quick prayers for when time is short.

201. God is love. Let me love.

202. We love because you first loved us. Thank you.

203. Love one another. Help me, Jesus.

204. Do everything in love. Even this.

205. Love never fails. I trust that.

206. Be kind. I choose kindness.

207. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. I choose forgiveness.

208. A friend loves at all times. Let me be that friend.

209. Love your neighbor. Show me who.

210. I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. I am yours.

211. Perfect love drives out fear. Drive out my fear.

212. Let love be genuine. No fakes.

213. Above all, love each other deeply. Deeply.

214. Do not let the sun go down on anger. Forgive now.

215. Clothe yourselves with love. Dressing myself.

216. Love covers a multitude of sins. Cover theirs. Cover mine.

217. Let the peace of Christ rule. Let love rule instead.

218. The greatest of these is love. Greatest.

219. Love the Lord your God. I love you.

220. Love your neighbor as yourself. Help me.

221. Husbands, love your wives. I will.

222. Wives, respect your husbands. I will.

223. Children, obey your parents. Help them.

224. Fathers, do not exasperate. Help me not.

225. Be completely humble. Humble me.

226. Be gentle. Gentle me.

227. Be patient. Slow me down.

228. Bear with each other. I will bear.

229. Forgive each other. I forgive.

230. Let love be genuine. Real. True. Yours.

More Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Couples

Additional prayers for romantic love.

231. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is more delightful than wine. Lord, let our love be delightful. Not boring. Not routine. Delightful.

232. My beloved is mine and I am his. Jesus, thank you for the gift of belonging. Let us belong to each other completely.

233. How beautiful you are, my darling. Oh how beautiful. Father, let us see each other’s beauty. Even on ordinary days.

234. Place me like a seal over your heart, for love is as strong as death. Holy Spirit, seal us together. Make our love strong enough to last until death.

235. Many waters cannot quench love. Rivers cannot sweep it away. God, protect our love from floods of hardship. Keep it burning.

236. I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go. Lord, let us hold onto each other. Not desperately. Faithfully.

237. Come with me from Lebanon, my bride. Jesus, let us journey together. Not apart. Together.

238. You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes. Father, let us never stop stealing each other’s hearts.

239. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits. Holy Spirit, let our marriage be a garden of delight. Tasty. Fresh. Alive.

240. I am asleep but my heart is awake. Listen. My beloved is knocking. Lord, keep our hearts awake to each other. Do not let us fall asleep to each other’s needs.

241. How handsome you are, my beloved. Oh how charming. God, let us find each other handsome and charming. Even after years.

242. His mouth is sweetness itself. He is altogether lovely. Jesus, let us speak sweetness to each other. Not bitterness.

243. Come away, my beloved. Father, let us steal away together. Date nights. Quiet weekends. Just us.

244. The fig tree forms its early fruit. The blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away. Holy Spirit, let our love keep blossoming. Never stop growing.

245. You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride. Lord, protect our intimacy. Keep it locked for only us.

246. Eat, friends, and drink. Drink your fill of love. God, let us drink our fill of love. Not sips. Fills.

247. I belong to my beloved and his desire is for me. Jesus, let me feel desired by my spouse. Let me desire them.

248. Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved? Father, let us lean on each other. Especially in the wilderness times.

249. Set me as a seal on your heart. Holy Spirit, seal us. Permanently. Irreversibly.

250. Love is as strong as death. Its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire. Lord, let our love be strong. Burning. Unyielding.

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Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Widows and Widowers

Valentine’s Day is painful for those who have lost a spouse. These prayers bring comfort.

251. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Lord, defend the widows and widowers today. Be their Valentine.

252. Leave your widows and I will provide for them. Jesus, provide for those who have lost their provider. Be their provider now.

253. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow. Father, watch over them. Sustain them through this hard day.

254. Honor widows who are really in need. Holy Spirit, let the church honor widows today. Not pity. Honor.

255. I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. God, the one they loved has left. But you will not leave. You will come.

256. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Jesus, comfort those mourning the loss of their spouse. Send comfort today.

257. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Father, wipe their tears today. Especially on Valentine’s Day.

258. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Holy Spirit, draw close to them. Closer than anyone else can get.

259. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart. Lord, be their strength when their heart feels dead.

260. Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. God, the night is long. Let rejoicing come.

261. I have loved you with an everlasting love. Jesus, let them feel your everlasting love today. Human love died. Yours never does.

262. The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing. Father, even without their spouse, they lack nothing because you are their shepherd.

263. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Lord, this is the darkest valley. Walk with them.

264. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. Holy Spirit, let goodness and love follow them today. Not grief and loneliness.

265. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. God, thank you that the separation is temporary. They will dwell together with you forever.

266. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Jesus, their spouse was precious to you. Thank you for receiving them.

267. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Father, their beloved is present with you. That is better.

268. Where O death is your victory? Where O death is your sting? Lord, death has no ultimate victory. Love wins.

269. The one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us. Holy Spirit, let them live in hope of that resurrection.

270. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if they die. God, let them cling to that promise today.

Final Valentine Prayers with Bible Verses for Everyone

These prayers cover all of us. No exceptions.

271. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else. Lord, increase my love. Overflow it.

272. Follow the way of love. Jesus, show me the way. I will follow.

273. Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good. Father, make my love sincere. No hypocrisy.

274. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Holy Spirit, let me honor others above myself. Even when it is hard.

275. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. God, give me zeal for love. Fervor for serving.

276. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Lord, let me love with joy. With patience. With faithfulness.

277. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Jesus, let me share and host as acts of love.

278. Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Father, that is the hardest love. Bless my enemies. I choose to bless.

279. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Mourn with those who mourn. Holy Spirit, let me enter other people’s joy and grief. That is love.

280. Live in harmony with one another. Lord, let me live in harmony. Not argument. Not division. Harmony.

281. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. God, kill my pride. Let me love the lowly.

282. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Father, stop me from revenge. Let me repay evil with good.

283. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Jesus, I choose peace. It depends on me. Help me.

284. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Lord, let my love overcome evil. Today.

285. Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Holy Spirit, let me fulfill the law today. By loving.

286. Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another. God, I will keep paying that debt. Every day.

287. The entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command. Love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus, let me keep that one command today.

288. You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh. Rather serve one another humbly in love. Father, let me serve humbly. Not indulge.

289. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command. Love your neighbor as yourself. Holy Spirit, that is the whole law. Let me keep it.

290. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Lord, I am weary. Do not let me give up on love.

291. Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people. God, give me opportunities to love. Open my eyes to see them.

292. Be completely humble and gentle. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Jesus, humility. Gentleness. Patience. Bearing. Let these be my Valentine gifts.

293. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Father, I make effort today. For unity. For peace.

294. There is one body and one Spirit. Holy Spirit, we are one body. Let me love the other parts of the body.

295. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Lord, kindness. Compassion. Forgiveness. Let these mark my life.

296. Follow God’s example, as dearly loved children, and walk in the way of love. Jesus, let me walk in love the way you did.

297. Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. Father, let me give myself up for the people I love.

298. Live as children of light. For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth. Holy Spirit, let love be the fruit of my light.

299. Be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord. God, fill me. Let my love song to you and to others never end.