1 Corinthians 13:6
Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
In Context
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Cross References
Exodus 18:9And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on 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 →