What Does the Bible Say About Remaining Pure Until Marriage?

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Psalm 119:9 ESV / 17 helpful votes

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV / 13 helpful votes

For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 8 helpful votes

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. ...

Psalm 101:1-8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. ...

James 1:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

1 Corinthians 7:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

John 8:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Amos 1:1-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.” Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,” says the Lord. ...

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

19 Bible Verses about Remaining Pure Until Marriage

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Psalm 119:9 ESV / 17 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 13 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 101:1-8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

James 1:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 8:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Amos 1:1-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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19 Bible Verses about Remaining Pure Until Marriage

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Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Psalm 119:9 ESV / 17 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 13 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Philippians 4:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 101:1-8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

James 1:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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Matthew 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 8:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Amos 1:1-15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes