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Bible Verses for an Anniversary
An anniversary is a day to give thanks for love that has lasted and to ask God's blessing on the years still to come. These verses honor the covenant and the faithfulness that carried it.
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12, King James Version
A marriage with God in it is a cord not easily broken.
“Charity beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.”
1 Corinthians 13:7-8, King James Version
The love that endures is the love worth celebrating.
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.”
Song of Solomon 8:7, King James Version
Love that has weathered the years has proved its strength.
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”
Proverbs 5:18, King James Version
A call to keep delighting in the one you married.
“Whither thou goest, I will go... thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.”
Ruth 1:16, King James Version
The vow of a heart that stays.
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed... They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23, King James Version
Every year of a marriage is carried by His faithfulness.
“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.”
Psalm 127:1, King James Version
The lasting marriages are the ones He is building.
The One these verses point to: Jesus
Years of love do not happen by accident; they are held together by a faithfulness greater than our own. The Bible says God's love is the pattern and the source of every love that lasts, a love that keeps its promises even when we fail to keep ours. To thank God on an anniversary is to remember who has really carried you both. And His invitation is to keep building the years ahead on Him, the one foundation that does not shift.
You do not have to hold this moment alone. You can ask real people to pray with you, find a church near you, or, if you would like a gentle place to begin, start with Jesus here.