Companionship - Bible Quotes & Promises

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Bible Quotes

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” (Genesis 2:18) ESV Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) ESV He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22) ESV And said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? (Matthew 19:5) ESV The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:31) ESV Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:22) ESV Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (Ephesians 5:25) ESV For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. (1 Corinthians 7:4,5) ESV To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10) ESV Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, (1 Peter 1:22) ESV

Inspirational Quotes from Famous People

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.
--Theophrastus – Greek Philosopher 370 C – 285 BC

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.
--Jackie Kennedy – American First Lady 1929-1994

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.
--Amelia Earhart – American Aviator 1898-1937

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.
--Francesca Annis – English Actress Born 1944

I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.
--Malcolm Boyd – American Clergyman Born 1923

I have always considered that choosing a companion for life was a very important affair and that my happyness or misery in this life depended on the choice.
--Ezra Cornell – American Businessman 1807-1874

Never make a companion equal to a brother.
--Hesiod – Greek Poet 800 BC – 720 BC

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.
--Samuel Richardson – English Novelist 1689-1761⁶