It is good for a man not to marry proverbs

“It is good for a man not to marry” is a Bible phrase people sometimes search for under Proverbs, but the wording appears in some translations of 1 Corinthians 7:1, not the book of Proverbs. Other translations phrase it as “not to have sexual relations with a woman,” so the surrounding passage matters. Paul is responding to questions from the Corinthian church, and the chapter discusses both marriage and singleness rather than declaring marriage wrong for every man. In 1 Corinthians 7:7–9, he recognizes different gifts and circumstances, while later verses discuss remaining unmarried and choosing to marry. If you are weighing this personally, read the whole chapter in more than one translation and talk with a trusted faith leader instead of making a lifelong decision from one isolated line.