Matthew 19:10

The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”

Genesis 2:18

Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”

Proverbs 5:15-19

Drink water from your own cistern [of a pure marriage relationship]
And fresh running water from your own well.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:13-14

A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

1 Corinthians 7:1-2

Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].

1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:26-28

I think then that because of the impending distress [that is, the pressure of the current trouble], it is good for a man to remain as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:32-35

But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

1 Corinthians 7:39-40

A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.

1 Timothy 4:3

who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:11-15

But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Matthew 19:10

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

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