Bible verse
So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
1 Corinthians 7:38 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Corinthians 7.
34 and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
37 But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
38 So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
40 In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
KJV
So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.
ASV
So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.
ERV
So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.
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