1 Corinthians 13:4

Love, The More Excellent Way

³ And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
⁴ Love is patient, love is kind.
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,
⁵ does not act improperly,
is not selfish, is not provoked,
and does not keep a record of wrongs.

Love Does Not Envy

Put on

Slow to Anger

Charity Envieth Not

Charity Suffereth Long

Love Is Patient

No

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

1 Corinthians 4:6

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.

2 Corinthians 6:6

by purity, by knowledge,
by patience, by kindness,
by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we exhort you, brothers: warn those who are irresponsible, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

1 Samuel 25:21-22

David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

1 Samuel 25:33-34

Your discernment is blessed, and you are blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.

1 Kings 20:10-11

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always secure;
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.

Proverbs 13:10

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Proverbs 31:20

Her hands reach out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom
and loving instruction is on her tongue.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

Daniel 3:19-22

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

Matthew 27:18

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

Luke 6:35-36

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

Acts 7:9

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some are inflated with pride, as though I were not coming to you.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

1 Corinthians 8:1

About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Galatians 5:21-22

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,

Philippians 1:15

To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.

Philippians 2:1-5

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

Colossians 1:11

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy

Colossians 2:18

Let no one disqualify you, insisting on ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without cause by his unspiritual mind.

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

2 Timothy 2:25

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 3:10

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

2 Timothy 4:2

Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

Titus 3:3

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

James 3:14-17

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

James 4:5

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

1 Peter 2:1

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

1 Peter 3:8

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers, and be compassionate and humble,

2 Peter 1:7

godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

1 John 3:16-18

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.