You never imagined you’d be creating an online dating profile at 52, explaining to your adult children why you’re ready to date again, or feeling nervous about holding hands with someone new. Whether you’re widowed, divorced, or never married, dating after 50 brings unique challenges that your twenty-something self never anticipated. Your body has changed, your life is established, and you carry the weight of past relationships along with clearer knowledge of what you absolutely cannot tolerate again.
The Christian dating scene after 50 can feel particularly complicated. You might wonder if you’re being faithful to your deceased spouse’s memory by dating again, or if pursuing romance at this stage of life is somehow undignified or inappropriate. Church friends may have opinions about your timeline for dating after loss, and you might struggle with physical intimacy questions that feel different when you’re not planning decades together.
But God’s design for companionship doesn’t have an expiration date. The desire for love, partnership, and intimacy is part of how He made us, and those needs don’t disappear with age. While dating after 50 requires wisdom about blending families, navigating health issues, and managing financial complexities, it also offers the gift of knowing yourself better and having clearer priorities. These verses remind us that God’s timing is perfect, even when it doesn’t match our original life plan.
Bible Verses for Dating After 50 as a Christian
1. Ecclesiastes 3:1 – A Time for Everything
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.
New International Version (NIV)
2. Genesis 2:18 – It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
English Standard Version (ESV)
3. Proverbs 19:14 – A Prudent Wife Is from the Lord
Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
New King James Version (NKJV)
4. Ruth 1:16 – Where You Go I Will Go
But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.”
New Living Translation (NLT)
5. 1 Corinthians 7:9 – It Is Better to Marry Than to Burn with Passion
But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, since it is better to marry than to burn with desire.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6. Proverbs 31:10 – A Wife of Noble Character Who Can Find?
An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
7. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
King James Version (KJV)
8. Jeremiah 29:11 – Plans to Give You Hope and a Future
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9. Ecclesiastes 4:12 – A Cord of Three Strands Is Not Quickly Broken
By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.
The Message (MSG)
10. Psalm 37:4 – Take Delight in the Lord
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
11. Isaiah 54:5 – Your Maker Is Your Husband
For your husband is the one who made you—the Lord of hosts is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel, the God of the entire earth.
New English Translation (NET)
12. 1 Peter 3:3-4 – Your Beauty Should Not Come from Outward Adornment
Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13. Proverbs 18:22 – He Who Finds a Wife Finds What Is Good
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
14. Song of Songs 8:7 – Many Waters Cannot Quench Love
Flood waters cannot drown love nor can rivers carry it away. If a man tried to buy love with his wealth, his offer would be utterly scorned.
Good News Translation (GNT)
15. Romans 8:28 – All Things Work Together for Good
We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.
New Century Version (NCV)
16. Malachi 2:14 – She Is Your Partner, the Wife of Your Marriage Covenant
Yet you ask, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.
International Standard Version (ISV)
17. 1 Timothy 5:14 – I Want Younger Widows to Remarry
Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.
Tree of Life Version (TLV)
18. Psalm 68:6 – God Sets the Lonely in Families
God settles the lonely in a home; he leads the prisoners out into prosperity.
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19. Matthew 19:3-6 – What God Has Joined Together
Pharisees came to him testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’ So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
World English Bible (WEB)
20. Titus 2:4-5 – Train the Younger Women
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
American Standard Version (ASV)
21. Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands, Love Your Wives
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
22. Proverbs 27:17 – As Iron Sharpens Iron
Iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
New American Bible (NAB)
23. 2 Corinthians 6:14 – Do Not Be Yoked Together with Unbelievers
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?
Douay-Rheims Bible (DRB)
24. 1 John 4:18 – Perfect Love Drives Out Fear
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
English Revised Version (ERV)
25. Psalm 139:16 – All the Days Ordained for Me Were Written
Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed — And not one among them.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
26. Genesis 24:14 – May It Be That When I Say to a Young Woman
And let it come to pass, that the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.
Darby Translation (DARBY)
27. 1 Peter 3:7 – Husbands, in the Same Way Be Considerate
You husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honour unto the woman as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
Weymouth New Testament (WNT)
28. Tobit 8:6 – You Made Adam and Gave Him Eve
Thou madist Adam of the sclyme of erthe, and yauest Eue an helpere to hym.
Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
29. Genesis 29:20 – Jacob Served Seven Years for Rachel
And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a fewe dayes, because he loued her.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
30. Isaiah 62:5 – As a Bridegroom Rejoices Over His Bride
For as a yong man taketh a virgine to wife: so shall God mary himself vnto thy sonnes. And as a brydegrome is glad of hys bryde, so shall God reioyce ouer thee.
Bishop’s Bible
31. 1 Corinthians 7:39 – A Woman Is Bound to Her Husband
The wyfe is bounde to the lawe as longe as her husband lyveth. Yf her husband be deed she is at lyberte to mary with whom she will: only in the lorde.
Tyndale Bible
32. Hosea 2:19-20 – I Will Betroth You to Me Forever
I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and mercy. I will commit myself to you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.
The Living Bible (TLB)
33. Proverbs 5:18-19 – May Your Fountain Be Blessed
What a lovely, graceful doe! Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated with delight by her love.
The Passion Translation (TPT)
34. 1 Corinthians 7:7-8 – It Is Good for Them to Stay Unmarried
I would prefer that all people could stay single like me. But each person has his own gift from God; one person can do this, and another person can do that. To those who are not married and to the widows I say this: it is good for you to stay single as I am.
The Voice Bible (VOICE)
35. Ephesians 5:31-32 – This Is a Profound Mystery
The Scripture says, “That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.” That is a deep mystery. But I’m talking about Christ and the church.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Dating After 50
Scripture presents marriage and companionship as good gifts from God without putting age restrictions on when these blessings can be received. The Bible acknowledges that life circumstances change, people become widowed, and seasons of singleness may be followed by seasons of partnership. What matters most isn’t timing but approaching relationships with wisdom, faith, and biblical principles.
The biblical approach to later-in-life relationships emphasizes character over appearance, compatibility in faith over superficial attractions, and the understanding that marriage is a covenant relationship requiring commitment and sacrifice. Scripture also recognizes that some people are called to singleness and find fulfillment in serving God without the responsibilities of marriage, while others benefit from the companionship and support that marriage provides.
I find it encouraging that the Bible presents examples of people finding love and starting new chapters at various life stages. Ruth’s story shows a young widow finding new love, while Abraham remarried after Sarah’s death. These stories remind us that God’s plans for our lives may include relationships we never expected, and His timing often differs from our original expectations but is always perfect.
Say This Prayer
Heavenly Father, I never imagined I’d be dating again at this stage of my life, but here I am, hoping for companionship and love in ways that feel both familiar and completely new. The landscape of relationships has changed so much since I was younger, and I sometimes feel lost navigating this world of online profiles and coffee dates.
Help me to approach dating with wisdom and discernment. Give me clarity about what I truly need in a partner at this season of life, and help me to distinguish between reasonable preferences and unrealistic expectations. Protect me from settling for less than what honors You while also keeping my heart open to love that might look different than what I originally planned.
Guide me as I consider how a new relationship would affect my children, grandchildren, and existing friendships. Give me patience with the process and help me not to rush into decisions out of loneliness or fear of being alone. Show me when to be vulnerable and when to maintain healthy boundaries.
If You have someone in mind for me, prepare both of our hearts for that relationship. Help us to build something that honors You and enriches our lives without competing with our love for You. If singleness is Your plan for me, help me to embrace that calling with contentment and purpose.
Thank You that Your love for me is constant regardless of my relationship status.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Evang. Anabelle Thompson is the founder of Believers Refuge, a Scripture-based resource that helps Christians to find biblical guidance for life’s challenges.
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