47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage
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When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall any kind of business be imposed upon him; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall gladden his wife whom he hath taken.
But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.
and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.
would ye wait on that account till they were grown? Would ye stay on that account from having husbands? No, my daughters, for I am in much more bitterness than you; for the hand of Jehovah is gone out against me.
Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
But if they wish to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in assembly.
Do not depart from here, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring out my present, and set it before thee." And he said, "I will stay till you return."
Return, my daughters, go; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, should I even have a husband to-night, and should I also bear sons,
Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,
and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;
and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter this day.
And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment.
watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;
And there was given to them, to each one a white robe; and it was said to them that they should rest yet a little while, until both their fellow-bondmen and their brethren, who were about to be killed as they, should be fulfilled.
Fulfil the week with this one: then we will give thee the other one also, for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years.
for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly. He is Saviour of the body.
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?
Do ye not know that they who labour at sacred things eat of the offerings offered in the temple; they that attend at the altar partake with the altar?
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
And they told it to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake my love, till he please?
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.
And Naomi said, Return, my daughters: why will ye go with me? Are there yet sons in my womb, that they could be your husbands?
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.
But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.
And he said to the elders, Wait here for us, until we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matter, let him come before them.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? Would not that land be utterly polluted? But thou hast committed fornication with many lovers; yet return to me, saith Jehovah.
And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;