1 Corinthians 7:9

American Standard Version (1901)

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

ASV Byzantine Text

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe angsum o thai ai nahaeloe, imthong krah o nasoe: taksa koehhaih hmai baktiah bet pongah loe imthong krak to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae a kuemsuem uh pawt atah imkhueh saeh. A cahoeh lakah tah yuloh vaksak tih a om te then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae a kuemsuem uh pawt atah imkhueh saeh. A cahoeh lakah tah yuloh vaksak tih a om te then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka, i hiki ole ia lakou ke hoomanawanui, e mare no lakou; no ka mea, ua maikai ka mare, aole ke kuko.

English Berean Standard Bible

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, si nou pa ka kontwole kò nou, marye marye nou. Pito nou marye pase pou n' kite lanvi boule nou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quod si non se continent, nubant. Melius est enim nubere, quam uri.

Bible in Basic English

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais s’ils ne savent pas garder la continence, qu’ils se marient, car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Pakliť se nemohou zdržeti, nechažť v stav manželský vstoupí; nebo lépe jest v stav manželský vstoupiti nežli páliti se.

Kosraean Bible

Tusruktu kowos fin tia ku in kutong lungse lowos an, tari payukyak — wo in payuk liki tuh kena lowos in sokoela insiowos.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Dar, dacă nu au stăpânire de sine, să se căsătorească. Căci este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă de pasiune.

World Portuguese Bible

Mas, se não têm domínio próprio, que se casem. Pois é melhor casar do que arder de paixão.

Swahili Bible

Hata hivyo, kama mtu hawezi kujizuia basi, na aoe; maana ni afadhali zaidi kuoa kuliko kuwaka tamaa.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar dacă nu se pot înfrâna, să se căsătorească; fiindcă este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့​သော်​သင်​တို့​၏​စိတ်​ကို​မ​ချုပ်​တည်း​နိုင်​လျှင်​မူ ကား အိမ်​ထောင်​ပြု​ကြ​လော့။ စိတ်​ပူ​လောင်​ခြင်း​ရှိ သည်​ထက်​အိမ်​ထောင်​ပြု​ခြင်း​က​ပို​၍​ကောင်း​လိမ့် မည်။

Darby Translation

But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wenn sie sich aber nicht enthalten können, so laßt sie heiraten, denn es ist besser zu heiraten, als Brunst zu leiden.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar indien zij zich niet kunnen onthouden, dat zij trouwen; want het is beter te trouwen dan te branden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar zo ze zich niet kunnen beheersen, laten ze dan trouwen. Want het is beter te trouwen dan te verbranden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma, se non si contengono, maritinsi , perciocchè meglio è maritarsi, che ardere.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.

Geneva Bible 1599

But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.

Noyes Bible

but if they cannot control themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

Danish Bible 1931

Men kunne de ikke være afholdende, da lad dem gifte sig; thi det er bedre at gifte sig end at lide Brynde.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

A ma irail jota kak on, irail en papaud; me mau papaud jan dender.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

A ma irail sota kak ong, irail en papaud; me mau papaud sang dender.

King James Version

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Song nếu họ chẳng thìn mình được, thì hãy cưới gả; vì thà cưới gả còn hơn để cho lửa tình un đốt.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Revised West Version

Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa kātaki, tuku ke nau mali: he ʻoku lelei ʻenau mali ʻi heʻenau vela.

French Ostervald Bible

Mais s'ils manquent de continence, qu'ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Dar, dacă nu au stăpânire de sine, să se căsătorească. Căci este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă de pasiune.

Esperanto Bible

Sed se ili ne povas sin deteni, ili edziĝu; ĉar estas pli bone edziĝi, ol bruladi.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mais s’ils manquent de continence, qu’ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

German Luther Bible 1912

So sie aber sich nicht mögen enthalten, so laß sie freien; es ist besser freien denn Brunst leiden.

Majority Standard BIble

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Webster Bible

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

But, if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

Open English Bible (US)

But, if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

Revised Version

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma se non si contengono, sposino; perché è meglio sposarsi che ardere.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais s’ils manquent de maîtrise d’eux-mêmes, qu’ils se marient ; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler de désir.

Reina Valera 1909

Y si no tienen don de continencia, cásense; que mejor es casarse que quemarse.

Spanish BLL

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, que se casen. Porque es mejor casarse que arder de pasión.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, que se casen. Porque es mejor casarse que arder de pasión.

Croatian Bible

Ako li se ne mogu uzdržati, neka se žene, udaju. Jer bolje je ženiti se negoli izgarati.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ako li se ne uzdrže, neka se žene i udaju; jer je bolje ženiti se negoli upaljivati se.

Dieri NT

Tana ngandandarinani ngamalkaterila, tanali noa patananto; ngangau morla ngumu nganai, tanali noa patanani, baka pirna ketjaketjanani.

German Textbibel

können sie sich nicht enthalten, so mögen sie heiraten; es ist besser heiraten, als Glut leiden.

Tyndale NT

But and yf they cannot abstayne let them mary. For it is better to mary then to burne.

World English Bible

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible (Catholic)

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible British Edition

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible Classic

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible Updated

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World Messianic Bible

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

Young's Literal Translation

and if they have not continence — let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

Textus Receptus

Εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Text-Critical Greek NT

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Solid Rock Greek New Testament

Εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστιν ⸂γαμῆσαι⸃ ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Greek Majority Text NT

ει δε ουκ εγκρατευονται γαμησατωσαν κρεισσον γαρ εστιν γαμησαι η πυρουσθαι

Byzantine Greek NT

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Tischendorf Greek NT

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν γαμεῖν ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Дар, дакэ ну се пот ынфрына, сэ се кэсэторяскэ, пентру кэ есте май бине сэ се кэсэторяскэ декыт сэ ардэ.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Коли ж не вдержять ся, нехай женять ся; лучче бо женитись, нїж розпалюватись.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Коли ж не вдержять ся, нехай женять ся; лучче бо женитись, нїж розпалюватись.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Ако ли се не уздрже, нека се жене и удају; јер је боље женити се неголи упаљивати се.

Russian Synodal Bible

Но если не могут воздержаться, пусть вступают в брак; ибо лучше вступить в брак, нежели разжигаться.

Salkinson Hebrew NT

ט וְאִם־לֹא יַעַצְרוּ בְתַאֲוָתָם יִדְבְּקוּ אִישׁ בְּאִשָּׁה כִּי־טוֹב הַדֶּבֶק מִבְּעֹר בְּתַאֲוָתוֹ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

אך אם לא יוכלו להנזר יתחברו בנשואין כי טוב להתחבר בנשואין מהיות בער בתאוה׃

Coptic Boharic NT

ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲈⲢⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.

Coptic NT

ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ..

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَضْبُطُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لِأَنَّ ٱلتَّزَوُّجَ أَصْلَحُ مِنَ ٱلتَّحَرُّقِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

لکن اگر پرهیزندارند، نکاح بکنند زیرا که نکاح از آتش هوس بهتر است.

Judson Burmese Bible

သို့သော်လည်း ၊ ကာမဂုဏ်ကို မ ချုပ်တည်း နိုင်လျှင် ထိမ်းမြား စုံဘက်ခြင်းကို ပြုကြစေ။ ကိလေသာ စိတ်ပူပန်ခြင်းရှိ သည်ထက် ထိမ်းမြား စုံဘက်ခြင်းပြုသော် သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။

Korean Bible 1910

만일 절제할 수 없거든 혼인하라 정욕이 불같이 타는 것보다 혼인하는 것이 나으니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

しかし、自制できないなら、結婚しなさい。情欲に燃えるより、結婚するほうが良いからです。

World Chinese Bible

但如果他们不能自制，就应当结婚；因为结婚总比欲火焚身好。

New Japanese NT

しかし、もし自制することができなければ、結婚しなさい。情の燃えるよりは、結婚するほうがよいからです。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

倘若自己禁止不住，就可以嫁娶。与其欲火攻心，倒不如嫁娶为妙。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

倘若自己禁止不住，就可以嫁娶。與其慾火攻心，倒不如嫁娶為妙。

Meitei Bible

Adubu makhoina masa khudum chanba ngamjadrabadi makhoina luhongjasanu, maramdi makhoina meichak khangduna leigadabagi sarukpudi luhongbana henna phei.

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Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News)

Vbvritola nonuno nywng nyilubv rinwng nam mvngjimvngro nga saktv lama segolo, vngchola nywng naalaka—rinwng ngv vmvbv gula doomam svnga nywngnyilu naanam si alvyado.

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Gourmanchéma NT

Ama bi ya kan fidi ki kubi bi gbanandi, ban tieni li ñiigili, kelima bi ya tieni li ñiigili hani ki cie bi gbanandi n ya fiidi bipo nani mi fantama n co tieni, ki paadi ba.

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Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Mas se não podem se conter, casem-se; porque é melhor se casar do que se inflamar.

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Safwa NT

Walakini nkasangawawajie huizijile wahuanziwa ahwengwe. Aje aheri ahwengwe kuliko anyonywe.

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Mashi Bible

Ci bakabà barhankahash’icîlanga, bajè omu buhya; bulya aha omuntu ankahya, ankajà omu buhya.

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Daai Chin NT

Acunsepi, nami hlüeinak am nami üp thei ta khyungla ua; isetiakyaküng, mlunga khuikha kthaka ta khyumah hin daw säihki ni.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Können sie sich aber nicht enthalten, so sollen sie heiraten; denn heiraten ist besser als in Glut geraten.

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Tutsa Naga NT

Enoothong lajen naan kanbah enook ba nookmui an. Sen tenthun nah nah weeluula likhiik ih ramka anbah nookmui laan ela ah ese ang ah.

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Gamo NT

Gido attin istti bena naaganas danda7onttayta gidiko geleton eketon Coo amon xuugistanape ekoyne geloy lo7o.

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Gofa NT

Shin amon xuugetteyssafe ekkeysinne geleyssi lo77o gidiya gisho, entti banttana haaranaw dandda7onna ixxiko, ekkonne gelo.

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Borna NT Latin Version

Ernmó meetsi tewnon mis'oniyere de'ewo b́k'antsotse botoko kordek'o bomawiyal de'ewne.

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Bugun Bible

Jishii nathek è chidthek pha ji shii azud mua arone, yiygey mage bo—Michid shii hùb shii ne yiygey liak pha hì wie ba ro.

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Kuhane NT

Kono hava kangwa kuli kwata avo veene, va woola ku sesa. Imi kwina hande kuti ve kale ni vantu kunde ya kwi hayiwa intakazo.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, cásense; porque mejor es casarse que arder de pasión.

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Yao NT

Nambo iŵaga mundu ngakukombola kulisiŵila, alombele. Ili mbaya kulombela ngaŵa kukolelwa ni msese.

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Mahanji NT

Ulyakhuva samuwesya ukhwesiga, vinogiwa ukhutoliwa, yivahoba huvene ukhutoliwa kholiho uvanetamaa.

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Ndengereko NT

Lakini kati baweza kwaa kuizuia, bapalikwa kobekwa. Kwa mana heri kwabe kobekwa kuliko beka tamaa.

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Ngoni NT

Nambu ngati mundu ihotola lepi kujidivalila. Chabwina mundu uyo agega kuliku kuvya na mnogo.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, cásense, porque es mejor casarse que quemarse.

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Sakachep NT

Aniatachu, nin nângna han indîntheina nin dôn nônchu innei roi, hur nêkin chu innei asa uol.

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT

We kꞌu man kakiqꞌiꞌo chekꞌulanoq, are katanik we kekꞌuliꞌk cho ri kekꞌat na rumal ri kirayinik.

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Soli NT

Nomba nankabela kucikonsha kulukanisha lunkumbwa lwabo, anu kabebani pakwinga caina kweba kupita kupenga nelunkumbwa.

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Text-Critical English NT

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

But if they do not have shlitah atzmi, let them marry. For better it is to marry than with Eish to be set ablaze.

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SBL Greek NT

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν, κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν ⸀γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

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Eastern Yiddish NT

נאר אויב זיי קענען זיך נישט איינהאלטן, זאלן זיי חתונה האבן; ווארום עס איז בעסער חתונה צו האבן ווי צו ברענען (פון תאווה).

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Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible)

ବନ୍‌ଡ ଆନିଞ୍ଜି ଆବ୍ବୟ୍‌ସିଲନ୍‌ ଆବ୍ବୟ୍‌ଜଙ୍‌ଲନ୍‌ ଡକୋଲନ୍‌ ଅଃର୍ରପ୍ତିଲଜି ଡେନ୍‌, ଏତ୍ତେଲ୍‌ଡେନ୍‌ ଆନିଞ୍ଜି ବିବାନେତଜି, ଇନିଆସନ୍‌ଗାମେଣ୍ଡେନ୍‌ ଡଅଙ୍‌ଡାଗୋ ଆ କାବ୍ବାଡ଼ାଲୋଙ୍‌ ଅରୟ୍‌ ଅରୟ୍‌ ଆଡ୍ରେତବନ୍‌ ସିଲଡ୍‌ ଆର୍ପାୟ୍‌ ବିବାଲନ୍‌ବୋ ଡେନ୍‌ ମନଙ୍‌ ।

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Munda NT

ମେନ୍‌ଦ ଇନ୍‌କୁ ଆକଗି ଏତ୍‌କାନ୍‌ ସାନାଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଏତେ କାକ ସାମ୍‌ବାଡ଼ାଅ ଦାଡ଼ିୟଃରେଦ, ଆଣ୍‌ଦିୟଃକାକ । ଚିୟାଃଚି କା ସାହାଅକେଦ୍‌ତେ ତାଇନଃଏତେଦ ଆଣ୍‌ଦିୟଃରେ ବୁଗିନାଃ ହବାଅଃଆ ।

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Desiya NT

ମାତର୍‌ ତମେ ଜଦି ମନର୍‌ ଲାଲ୍‌ସା ମୁର୍‍ଚିକରି ରଇ ନାପାର୍‌ଲାସ୍‌ନି ବଇଲେ, ବିବା ଅଇବାଟା ନିକ । କାଇକେବଇଲେ ଲାଲ୍‌ସାଇ ପଡିଜିବା ବାଦୁଲେ ବିବା ଅଇବାଟା ନିକ ।

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Gata Didayi NT

ମାତର୍‌ କୁଡ଼େଃମାଡ଼େଃ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‍ଆୟାଲା ମେଇଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ଇସାବ୍‌ରେ ବିଏ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ଦର୍‌କାର୍ । ମେଃଡାଗ୍‌ଲା କୁଡ଼େଃମାଡ଼େଃନେ ଜାବର୍‌ ଇକ୍‌ଚା ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଲା ମେଁନେ ବାଦୁଲ୍ ବିଏ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ବଲ୍ ।

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Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible

ମଃତର୍‌ ଜଦି ସେମଃନ୍ ଗଃଗାଳାର୍‌ ଇଚା ସଃମ୍ବାଳୁ ନଃହାର୍‌ତି, ତଃବେ ବିବା ଅଃଉଅତ୍‌; କାୟ୍‌ତାକ୍‌ବଃଲେକ୍‌ ଗଃଗାଳ୍‌ ସଃମ୍ବାଳୁ ନଃହାର୍ତା ବାଦୁଲେ ବିବା ଅଃଉତାର୍‌ ନିକ ।

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