47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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

and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

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

And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.

Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto 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 to-night, and should also bear sons;

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup 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 servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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

But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled their course .

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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

Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

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

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

When they told it unto 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.

Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

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

Then said Judah 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 brethren. 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 Jehovah said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that 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 unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.

And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.

His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

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

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;