1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth;
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
In Context
5Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Cross References
Exodus 18:9And Jethro rejoiced for all the good things that the Lord had done to Israel, because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians.
1 Samuel 23:19And the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.
Proverbs 14:9A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.
Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down the tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.
Hosea 4:8They shall eat the sins of my people, and shall lift up their souls to their iniquity.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:5-8
Charity Described. ( a. d. 57.) 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. The apostle gives us in these verses some of the properties and effects of charity, both to describe and commend it, that we may know whether… Read the whole commentary →