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 a helper as his complement.”
Proverbs 5:15 Drink water from your own cistern,
water flowing from your own well.
water flowing from your own well.
Proverbs 18:22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 21:9 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have relations with a woman.”
1 Timothy 4:3
They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 5:11
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry