Scriptures to Pair with
Poems
The Showdown, Love Come Down
● Genesis 2:24 – 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his
wife, and they shall become one flesh.'
● Song of Solomon 2:16 – 'My beloved is mine, and I am his.'
The Sacred Vow
● Hosea 2:19 – 'I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in
righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy.'
● Matthew 22:37 – 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
and with all your mind.'
Woman that is me
● Proverbs 31:25 – 'Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come.'
● Song of Solomon 4:7 – 'You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.'
Ghost (the internal struggle)
Psalm 42:1–2
"As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God..."
Psalm 73:25
"Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You."
She More Than the Body
● 1 Samuel 16:7 – 'Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'
● Psalm 139:14 – 'I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are
Your works, and that my soul knows very well.'
Queen Bee
● Judges 4:9 – 'So she said, "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, there will be no glory
for you in the journey you are taking, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a
woman."'
● Micah 6:8 – 'He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of
You but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?'
Song of Songs: A Reprisal
● Song of Solomon 8:6 – 'Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for
love is as strong as death.'
● Ephesians 5:31-32 – 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I
speak concerning Christ and the church.'
In the Eyes of My King, My Husband, My Covering
● Ephesians 5:25 – 'Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her.'
● Proverbs 18:22 – 'He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the
Lord.'
I Am Not Ashamed of the Garden
● Genesis 1:31 – 'Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very
good.'
● Isaiah 61:3 – 'To give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of
praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the
planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.'