ASV
KJV
38. So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

ESV
38. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

ERVEN
38. So the man who marries his fianc—e does right, and the man who does not marry does better.

NLT
38. So the person who marries his fianc�e does well, and the person who doesn't marry does even better.

WEB
38. So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.

NET
38. So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

NLV
38. The man who gets married does well, but the man who does not get married does better.

HCSB
38. So then he who marries his virgin does well, but he who does not marry will do better.

YLT
38. so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

LITV
38. So that he that gives in marriage does well, and he that does not give in marriage does better.

RV
38. So then both he that giveth his own virgin {cf15i daughter} in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

NCV
38. So the man who marries his girl does right, but the man who does not marry will do better.

MKJV
38. So then he who gives in marriage does well. But he who does not give in marriage does better.

AKJV
38. So then he that gives her in marriage does well; but he that gives her not in marriage does better.

LXXEN



KJV
38. So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

AMP
38. So also then, he [the father] who gives his virgin (his daughter) in marriage does well, and he [the father] who does not give [her] in marriage does better.

KJVP
38. So then G5620 CONJ he G3588 T-NSM that G3588 T-NSM giveth [ her G3588 T-NSM ] in marriage G1547 V-PAP-NSM doeth G4160 V-PAI-3S well G2573 ADV ; but G1161 CONJ he that giveth [ her ] not in marriage G1547 V-PAP-NSM doeth G4160 V-PAI-3S better G2908 A-ASN .

YLT
38. so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

ASV
38. So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

WEB
38. So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.

NASB
38. So then, the one who marries his virgin does well; the one who does not marry her will do better.

ESV
38. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

RV
38. So then both he that giveth his own virgin {cf15i daughter} in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

RSV
38. So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.

NKJV
38. So then he who gives [her] in marriage does well, but he who does not give [her] in marriage does better.

MKJV
38. So then he who gives in marriage does well. But he who does not give in marriage does better.

AKJV
38. So then he that gives her in marriage does well; but he that gives her not in marriage does better.

NRSV
38. So then, he who marries his fiancee does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.

NIV
38. So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.

NIRV
38. So then, the man who marries the virgin does the right thing. But the man who doesn't marry her does an even better thing.

NLT
38. So the person who marries his fianc�e does well, and the person who doesn't marry does even better.

MSG
38. Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.

GNB
38. So the man who marries does well, but the one who doesn't marry does even better.

NET
38. So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

ERVEN
38. So the man who marries his fianc—e does right, and the man who does not marry does better.