1 Corinthians 13:4
Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
Cross References
Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
1 Samuel 25:33and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
Nehemiah 9:17and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 19:22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:2-4
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Here the apostle shows… Read the whole commentary →