Love Verses in the Bible - Proverbs

Love is the foremost trait in all of Scripture. Because of Love, God sent His Son Jesus Christ to redeem us from the penalty of our sin through His sacrifice and victory at the cross.  Jesus Christ identified the most important commandments in all of Scripture to be: Love God, Love your neighbor.  Just before His crucifixion, Jesus said: "A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another."  Without God, this is simply impossible because "God is Love."

As C.S. Lewis wrote, "In God, there is no hunger that needs to be filled, only plenteousness that desires to give."

Love

• Proverbs 1:22
• "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways?  How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?"
• Proverbs 3:3
• "Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."
• Proverbs 4:6
• "Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you."
• Proverbs 5:19
• "A loving doe, a graceful deer -- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love."
• Proverbs 7:18
• "Come let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!"
• Proverbs 8:17
• "I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me."
• Proverbs 8:21
• "bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full."
• Proverbs 8:36
• "But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
• Proverbs 9:8
• "Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you."
• Proverbs 10:12
• "Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs."
• Proverbs 14:22
• "Do not those who plot evil go astray?  But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness."
• Proverbs 15:17
• "Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred."
• Proverbs 16:6
• "Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil."
• Proverbs 17:9
• "He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends."
• Proverbs 18:21
• "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
• Proverbs 19:22
• "What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar."
• Proverbs 20:6
• "Man a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?"
• Proverbs 20:13
• "Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare."
• Proverbs 20:28
• "Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure."
• Proverbs 21:21
• "He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor."
• Proverbs 27:5
• "Better is open rebuke than hidden love."

Loves

• Proverbs 3:12
• "because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in."
• Proverbs 12:1
• "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid."
• Proverbs 13:24
• "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."
• Proverbs 15:9
• "The lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness."
• Proverbs 17:17
• "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
• Proverbs 17:19
• "He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction."
• Proverbs 19:8
• "He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers."
• Proverbs 21:17
• "He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves win and oil will never be rich."
• Proverbs 22:11
• "He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend."
• Proverbs 29:3
• "A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth."

Loving

• Proverbs 5:19
• "A loving doe, a graceful deer --- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love."