46 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be charged with any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

But if they have no self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

and be ye like men waiting for their lord, when he may return from the wedding festivities, so that when he comes and knocks, they may straightaway open to him.

For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

would ye therefore delay till they were grown? Would ye therefore stay from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of LORD has gone forth against me.

Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

And if they want to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home, for it is an ugly thing for women to speak in an assembly.

Depart not from here, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

Turn again, my daughters. Go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope. If I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons,

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

And Jacob loved Rachel, and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord when he comes will find watching. Truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to sit down, and having come, will serve them.

When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited by him.

Each man, in the situation in which he was called, in this he should remain.

and this woman was a widow to eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night and day.

and knew her not until she brought forth her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.

Love is patient and is kind. Love does not envy. Love does not brag, and is not puffed up.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (being advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

Then she said, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall, for the man will not rest until he has finished the thing this day.

But when the king came in to see those who were dining, he saw there a man who was not clothed with a wedding garment.

waiting to ambush him, seeking to catch something out of his mouth so that they might accuse him.

But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.

Watch therefore, because ye know not the day nor the hour in which the son of man comes.

And a white robe was given to them each, and it was said to them that they should still rest a time, until also their fellow bondmen, and their brothers, and those going to be killed as they too, would be fulfilled.

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shall serve with me yet seven other years.

Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we sit here until we die?

Know ye not that those being employed at the sacred things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar are partakers at the altar?

Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.

When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

We should be glad and rejoice and give the glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake love, until it please.

And in the fourth generation they shall come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up, for he said, Lest he also die, like his brothers. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Why will ye go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

And LORD said, My spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he also is flesh. Yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of LORD.

And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.

And he said to the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again to you. And, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a case, let him come near to them.

His mother says to the helpers, Whatever he may say to you, do.

And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.