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1 Corinthians 7:38
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well, but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
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.
So then both the father who gives his virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
So also then, he [the father] who gives his virgin (his daughter) in marriage does well, and he [the father] who does not give [her] in marriage does better.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.
Therefore, the one who marries the unmarried woman does right, and the one who doesn’t get married will do even better.
So the man who marries his fiancée will do well, and the man who doesn’t marry will do better.
It is perfectly all right to marry, but it is better not to get married at all.
So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.
So then, both the one giving his virgin daughter in marriage is doing well, and the one not giving-in-marriage will do better.
Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better.
So the man who marries his fiancée does right, and the man who does not marry does better.
So the man who marries his young woman is doing a good thing. But the man who does not marry is doing a better thing.
So then, he who marries his virgin does well, and he who does not marry her does better.
So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
So the man who marries his ·fiancée [L virgin] does right, but the man who does not marry will do better.
So then he that giveth her to marriage, doeth well, but he that giveth her not to marriage, doeth better.
So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.
So the man who marries does well, but the one who doesn't marry does even better.
So then he who marries his virgin does well, but he who does not marry will do better.
So the man who marries his girl does right. And the man who does not marry does even better.
So then the man who marries the virgin acts appropriately, but the man who refrains from marriage does even better.
But if any man feels he is not behaving honourably towards the woman he loves, especially as she is beginning to lose her first youth and the emotional strain is considerable, let him do what his heart tells him to do—let them be married, there is no sin in that. Yet for the man of steadfast purpose who is able to bear the strain and has his own desires well under control, if he decides not to marry the young woman, he too will be doing the right thing. Both of them are right, one in marrying and the other in refraining from marriage, but the latter has chosen the better of two right courses.
So then he that gives her in marriage does well, but he that does not give her in marriage does better.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
So then both he who gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.
So the person who marries does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.
If a man has a woman friend to whom he is loyal but never intended to marry, having decided to serve God as a “single,” and then changes his mind, deciding he should marry her, he should go ahead and marry. It’s no sin; it’s not even a “step down” from celibacy, as some say. On the other hand, if a man is comfortable in his decision for a single life in service to God and it’s entirely his own conviction and not imposed on him by others, he ought to stick with it. Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.
So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who gives her not in marriage does better.
So then · the one who marries · his virgin does well, and the one who does not marry will do even better.
So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.
So then, the one who marries his virgin does well; the one who does not marry her will do better.
So then, both the one who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.
So then both he who gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
Therefore, the man who gives her in marriage does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage does better.
So the man who marries his girl does right, but the man who does not marry will do better.
So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
So then, the man who marries the virgin does the right thing. But the man who doesn’t marry her does a better thing.
So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.
So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.
So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
The man who gets married does well, but the man who does not get married does better.
So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.
So then, he who joins his virgin in marriage does well, but he who does not join his virgin in marriage does better.
So then, he who marries his fiancée does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So then, he who marries his fiancée does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So then, he who marries his fiancée does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So then, he who marries his fiancée does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So the one who marries his fiancée will do well; and the one who holds back from marrying will do better.
So then both the one entering bibrit hanissuim with his betulah does well, and the one not entering bebrit hanissuim with his arusah (betrothed) will do better (7:34).
So then, he who gives her to marriage, does well. But he who does not give her to marriage, does better.
So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
So then both he who marries the virgin does well, and he who doesn’t marry her does better.
So those who marry do a good thing, and they will share in a holy blessing; those who do not marry do an even better thing because they are part of an even greater blessing in the service of God.
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
So the man who marries his woman will do what is good. But the man who does not marry her will do better.
Therefore he that joineth his virgin in matrimony, doeth well; and he that joineth not, doeth better.
so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.
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