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
Jehovah God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.
Proverbs 5:15
Drink water from your own cistern. Drink running water from your own well.
Proverbs 18:22
The man who finds a wife finds a good thing. He obtains favor from Jehovah.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is a disgrace to his father. A contentious wife is like drips from a leaky roof.
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell on the corner of the roof than to share the house with a contentious (combative) woman.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Concerning the things that you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch (have sex with) a woman.
1 Timothy 4:3
They will forbid marrying, [and command] to abstain from food, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 5:11
Refuse younger widows: for when their sexual impulses come between them and Christ, they desire to marry.