Is there a scripture in the Bible that says you should marry a partner of your youth?<\/p>\n\t
No, but there are passages which state acknowledge that most people marry when they are relatively young.<\/p>\n
“Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth<\/em>” (Proverbs 5:18).<\/p>\n
“Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one, having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth<\/em>” (Malachi 2:14-15).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Is there a scripture in the Bible that says you should marry a partner of your youth? Answer: No, but there are passages which state acknowledge that most people marry when they are relatively young. “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth” (Proverbs 5:18). “Yet you say, “For…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-16475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-marriage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31170,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-to-date-a-man-even-though-i-cant-remarry\/","url_meta":{"origin":16475,"position":0},"title":"Is it wrong to date a man, even though I can’t remarry?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I left my husband in a situation where \"the grass looked greener on the other side\" situation. 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