47 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

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Luke 12:36

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.

Proverbs 25:7

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.

Ruth 1:13

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.

Jeremiah 29:5

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

Judges 6:18

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.

Ruth 1:12

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;

Luke 12:37

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.

Luke 14:8

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;

Matthew 1:25

And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.

Luke 2:36

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;

Isaiah 62:5

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.

Ruth 3:18

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.

Luke 11:54

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 14:10

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.

Matthew 25:13

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man cometh.

Revelation 6:11

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.

Genesis 29:27

Fulfill her week, and we will give thee this also, for the service which thou shalt serve with 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 sit we here until we die?

1 Corinthians 9:13

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?

Matthew 25:5

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Proverbs 6:26

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.

2 Samuel 10:5

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.

Song of Solomon 8:4

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.

Genesis 38:11

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.

Ruth 1:11

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? shall I bear more sons, that they may be your husbands?

Leviticus 24:12

And they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.

Exodus 24:14

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.

Jeremiah 3:1

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.

John 2:5

His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do it.

Leviticus 18:19

Also thou shalt not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Romans 11:25

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.

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