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1 Corinthians 7:38

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38So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better. A

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  1. A7:36–38 Or If any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin daughter, if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage, and he feels she should marry—he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; she can get married. 37But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin daughter will do well. 38So then he who gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well, but he who does not give his own virgin daughter in marriage will do better.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.

KJV 1900King James Version

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