Bible Verses on Marriage - Solving Marital Conflict

Here are some helpful Bible references to know what to avoid and what to practice in the midst of marital conflict.

To solve marriage conflict, we must not:

• Be proud against each other – (1 Cor 4:6)
• Judge one another – (Romans 12:16)
• Lie to one another – (Colossians 3:9)
• Be partial with one another – (1 Tim 5:21)
• Provoke or envy one another – (Gal 5:26)
• Lust after one another – (Romans 1:27)
• Hate one another - Titus 3:3
• Take one another to court – (1 Cor 6:1-7)
• Use each other - Galatians 5:15

To solve marriage conflict, we must:

·         Be at peace with one another - Mark 9:50

·         Love one another - John 13:34; Rom 12:10; 1 Pet 4:8; 1 John 3:11, 23; 4:7, 11, 12

·         Build up one another - Rom 14:19; Eph 4:12; 1Thess 5:11

·         Be of the same mind toward one another - Romans 12:16

·         Give preference to one another - Romans 12:10

·         Greet one another - Romans 16:16

·         Esteem others as better than yourself - Philippians 2:3

·         Serve one another - Galatians 5:13

·         Receive one another - Romans 15:7

·         Be devoted to one another - Romans 12:10

·         Rejoice or weep with one another - Romans 12:15

·         Admonish one another - Romans 15:14; Colossians 3:16

·         Care for one another - 1 Corinthians 12:25

·         Show tolerance to one another - Rom15:1-5; Eph4:2; Col 3:13

·         Be kind and forgiving to one another - Ephesians 4:32; Col 3:13

·         Submit to one another - Romans 12:10; Ephesians 5:21; 1 Pet 5:5

·         Comfort one another - 1 Thessalonians 4:18

·         Encourage one another - 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13

·         Be compassionate with one another - 1 Peter 3:8

·         Pray for one another - James 5:16

·         Confess your faults to one another - James 5:16

·         Accept one another - Romans 14:1; 15:7