1 Corinthians 13:5
does not behave itself uncomely, seeks not its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
In Context
6it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but it rejoices in the truth;
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 →