Matthew 19:10

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

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

Proverbs 5:15-19

Drink water from your own cistern
And fresh water from your own well.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:13-14

A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

1 Corinthians 7:1-2

Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.

1 Corinthians 7:26-28

I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that 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. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

1 Corinthians 7:39-40

A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

1 Timothy 4:3

men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:11-15

But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

General references

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Proverbs 5:15
Drink water from your own cistern
And fresh water from your own well.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Timothy 4:3
men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 5:11
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

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