1 Corinthians 7:9-10

Principles for Marriage

⁹ But if they cannot exercise self-control, _e they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

¹⁰ To the married _f I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): _g the wife should not separate from her husband

1. Cross References
   1 Timothy 5:14
   So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 7:6
   Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.
   
3. Cross References
   Malachi 2:16
   "For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless."
   Matthew 5:32
   But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.