1 Corinthians 7:38

So that, he that giveth in marriage his own virginity, doeth, well; and, he that giveth it not, shall do, better.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

In Context

37But, he that standeth in his heart, steadfast, having no necessity, but hath authority concerning his own will, and, this, hath determined in his own heart,—to preserve his own virginity, well shall he do.

39A wife, is bound for as long a time as her husband is living; but, if the husband have fallen asleep, she is, free, to be married unto whom she pleaseth,—only, in the Lord;

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:1Now, concerning the things whereof ye wrote, it were, good, for a man, not to touch, a woman;

1 Corinthians 7:26I consider this, then, to be, good, in the circumstances, by reason of the existing distress,—that it is, good for a man, so, to be:

1 Corinthians 7:37But, he that standeth in his heart, steadfast, having no necessity, but hath authority concerning his own will, and, this, hath determined in his own heart,—to preserve his own virginity, well shall he do.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:37-39

Prudential Directions to the Unmarried. ( a. d. 57.) 36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. 37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. 38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in… Read the whole commentary →

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