47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage
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When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife which he hath taken.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
And ye yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.
For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.
Would ye wait for them till they should be grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home; for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come to thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou comest again.
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband also to-night, and should also bear sons;
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man shall hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will 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 servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.
When thou art invited by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be invited by him;
And she was a widow of about eighty four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so will thy God rejoice over thee.
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou knowest how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he hath finished the thing this day.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not a wedding-garment:
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man cometh.
And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Fulfill her week, and we will give thee this also, for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Do ye not know that they who minister about holy things live from the things of the temple, and they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son shall be grown; (for he said, Lest perhaps he die also as his brethren did:) and Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? shall I bear more sons, that they may be your husbands?
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
And they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And he said to the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again to you: and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man hath any matters to do, let him come to them.
They say, If a man shall put away his wife, and she shall go from him, and become another man's, shall he return to her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Also thou shalt not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall be come in.