Bible Verses About "How to Be Content While Single"
Single believers find contentment by embracing singleness as a gift, serving the Lord with undivided devotion, building rich community, pursuing holiness, and trusting God's timing.
Single believers find contentment by embracing singleness as a gift, serving the Lord with undivided devotion, building rich community, pursuing holiness, and trusting God's timing.
"He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife." — 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "How to Be Content While Single?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife."
"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."
"No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."
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