47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.

Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks.

For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is harder for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.”

‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in church.

Please do not depart from here, until I come back to You, and bring out my offering and lay it before You.” And He said, “I will remain until you return.”

Return, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said I have hope, if I should even have a husband tonight and also bear sons,

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your God will rejoice over you.

Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.”

“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.

Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years.”

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

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

Do you not know that those who perform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share from the altar?

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

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

For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”

Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.”

“I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

But Naomi said, “Return, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

They put him in custody so that the command of the Lord might be made clear to them.

Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

But to the elders he said, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a legal matter, let him approach them.”

God says, “If a husband divorces his wife
And she goes from him
And belongs to another man,
Will he still return to her?
Will not that land be completely polluted?
But you are a harlot with many lovers;
Yet you turn to Me,” declares the Lord.

His mother *said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;