1 Corinthians 13:6
rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
In Context
5doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,
7all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.
Cross References
Exodus 18:9And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;
1 Samuel 23:19And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of the desolate place?
Psalms 10:3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.
Jeremiah 13:17And if ye do not hear it, In secret places doth my soul weep, because of pride, Yea, it weepeth sore, And the tear cometh down mine eyes, For the flock of Jehovah hath been taken captive.
Hosea 4:8The sin of My people they do eat, And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.
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 →