This stating of an ideal standard, but willingness to accept a lower standard as long as it does not flout a basic Divine principle (e.g. that adultery is wrong), is quite a common feature of Scripture. Paul's advice in 1 Cor. 7:10-11 is akin to 1 Cor. 7:27,28: "...Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife (i.e. remain single). But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned".
Huku kueleza kwa maneno ya desturi isiyo na upungufu,bali nia ya kukubali desturi ya chini maadamu haidhihaki msingi wa jambo la Mungu (k.m huo uzinzi ni mbaya), ni sura ya Andiko inayotokea kabisa. Ushauri wa Paulo kwa 1 Kor 7:10-11 ni sawa na 1 Kor 7:27,28: "…. Umefunguliwa?usitafute mke (yaani, ubaki pekee yako) "Lakini kama ukioa huna hatia".