kissing at age 16
What does the Bible say about kissing at age 16? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
4May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
14Greet one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
7Groom to Chorus: I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the does and the stags of the open field, not to disturb or awaken the beloved, even for as long as she wills.
12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
20All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
26Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
45You gave no kiss to me. But she, from the time that she entered, has not ceased to kiss my feet.
13Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
14In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law.
2fragranced with the finest perfumes. Bride to Groom: Your name is oil that has been poured out; therefore, the maidens have loved you.
26He shall kiss the lips, who responds with upright words.
37Then a great weeping occurred among them all. And, falling upon the neck of Paul, they kissed him,
10When Jacob had seen her, and he realized that she was his maternal first cousin, and that these were the sheep of his uncle Laban, he removed the stone which closed the well. 11And having watered the flock, he kissed her. And lifting up his voice, he wept. 12And he revealed to her that he was a brother of her father, and the son of Rebekah. And so, hurrying, she announced it to her father.
11Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.
16Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God lives within you?
5An open rebuke is better than hidden love. 6The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one. 7A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
5Therefore, mortify your body, while it is upon the earth. For because of fornication, impurity, lust, evil desires, and avarice, which are a kind of service to idols,
6The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.