NEWLY ENGAGED OR COURTING COUPLES SHOULD GET BUSY AND WORK HARD. HAVE AN AGENDA FOR COURTSHIP AND AVOID IDLENESS WHICH USUALLY PREDISPOSES TO PREMARITAL SEX.
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.” – Proverbs 24: 30-34
“And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” – 1 Timothy 5: 13
“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” – 2 Timothy 2: 22