What does the Bible say about wanting to get married?
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The Bible honors the desire for marriage as a good gift of God, while calling believers to seek it with faith, purity, wisdom, and submission to his providence. In Genesis 2:18 and 2:24, God establishes marriage as a covenant union in which a man and woman become one flesh. Proverbs 18:22 calls a wife a favor from the Lord, and Proverbs 19:14 reminds us that a prudent spouse comes from him. Those who desire marriage should pursue holiness and self-control, as 1 Corinthians 7:2 and 7:9 teach, and seek a spouse who shares true faith in Christ, following 2 Corinthians 6:14. Marriage is honorable and meant to reflect God’s faithful design.
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- Genesis 2:18
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
- Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- Matthew 19:4-6
[4] He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, [5] and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?' [6] So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."
- 2 Corinthians 6:14
Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?
- 1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.
- 1 Timothy 5:14
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
- Proverbs 19:14
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
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