1 Corinthians 13:5

and doth nothing that causeth shame; and seeketh not her own; is not passionate; and thinketh no evil;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

In Context

4Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated;

6rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

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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 →

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