1 Corinthians 13:4

Love suffereth long, is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not herself, is not puffed up,

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In The King James Version

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

In Context

3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

5doth not behave herself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, maketh no account of an injury,

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strife; But love covereth all offences.

Proverbs 17:9He who covereth an offence seeketh love; But he who recurreth to a matter removeth a friend.

Proverbs 19:22The charm of a man is his kindness; And better is a poor man 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 →

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