Bible Verses About Singleness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for singleness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 661 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 7:1-40. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Singleness
1 Corinthians 7:1-4072 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Matthew 6:3344 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Corinthians 7:32-3541 votes
But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Genesis 2:1838 votes
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
1 Corinthians 7:737 votes
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
Matthew 19:1228 votes
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Mark 12:2525 votes
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
2 Corinthians 6:1425 votes
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
1 Corinthians 7:223 votes
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Isaiah 41:1022 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
1 Corinthians 7:819 votes
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Isaiah 54:518 votes
For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
1 Corinthians 7:7-818 votes
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
Proverbs 31:3017 votes
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Song of Songs 3:517 votes
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Hosea 2:19-2016 votes
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
1 Corinthians 7:116 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-814 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Jeremiah 29:1113 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Revelation 1:113 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Psalms 119:9-1012 votes
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Matthew 19:1112 votes
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
Romans 12:112 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
1 Corinthians 7:3212 votes
But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Psalms 84:1111 votes
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
What does the Bible say about singleness?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 on the subject of singleness. Across 661 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, Genesis 2:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.