47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

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Proverbs 25:7

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.

Ruth 1:13

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.

Jeremiah 29:5

Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

1 Corinthians 14:35

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.

Judges 6:18

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."

Ruth 1:12

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,

Luke 12:37

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.

Luke 14:8

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,

Matthew 1:25

and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.

Luke 2:36

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,

Isaiah 62:5

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.

Ruth 3:18

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.

Luke 11:54

watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 14:10

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;

Revelation 6:11

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.

Genesis 29:27

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.

2 Kings 7:3

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?

1 Corinthians 9:13

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?

Matthew 25:5

Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

Proverbs 6:26

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.

2 Samuel 10:5

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.

Song of Solomon 8:4

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake my love, till he please?

Genesis 38:11

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.

Ruth 1:11

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?

Leviticus 24:12

And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.

Matthew 8:21

But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.

Exodus 24:14

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.

Jeremiah 3:1

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.

John 2:5

His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.

Romans 11:25

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;

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