67 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself, and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others.

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it.

If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

We which are strong ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits.

But take heed that your liberty cause not the weak to fall.

Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek another's wealth.

Let us not be vainglorious, provoking one another, and envying one another.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish.

Woe be unto you that join one house to another, and bring one land so nigh unto another, that the poor can get no more ground. Will ye dwell upon the earth alone?

and said, "This is the great city of Babylon, which I myself, with my power and strength, have made a king's court, for the honour of my majesty."

For the men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to father and mother, unthankful, unholy,

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth and in wantonness. Ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not,

A presumptuous look, a proud stomach, and the plowing of the ungodly is sin.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and prease not into the place of great men. Better it is that it be said unto thee, "Come up hither," than thou to be set down in the presence of the prince whom thou seest with thine eyes.

But whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

Be kind one to another, with brotherly love. In giving honour go one before another.

My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.

After this Absalom gat him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him.

But Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he gat him a chariot and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.

For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North;

But alas, how happeneth it, that I see you so afraid? Why shrink ye back? Wherefore are your worthies slain? Yea, they run so fast away, that none of them looketh behind him. Fearfulness is fallen upon every one of them, sayeth the LORD.

"Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because thou hast a proud heart and hast said, 'I am a God, I have my seat in the midst of the sea like a God,' whereas thou art but a man, and not God, and yet standest in thine own conceit, that thou art God:

And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom."

and love to sit uppermost at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, 'Rabbi.'

"Beware of the scribes, which desire to go in long clothing: and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and chief rooms at feasts,

He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms, and said unto them,

And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

For they loved the praise that is given of men, more than the praise that cometh of God.

which is an adversary, and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he shall sit as God in the temple of God, and show himself as God.

See that ye love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil: neither answer in a matter of plea that thou wouldest, to follow many, turn aside from the truth;

What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give, to redeem his soul again?

For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?

And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with worldly business; and that, because he would please him that hath chosen him to be a soldier.

and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,

Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,

And they all at once began to make excuse. The first said unto him, 'I have bought a farm, and I must needs go and see it, I pray thee have me excused.'

For Demas hath left me, and hath loved this present world, and is departed into Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, and Titus unto Dalmatia.

They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. For covetousness is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows.

O trust not in wrong or robbery; give not yourselves unto vanity. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

A faithful man is greatly to be commended, but he that maketh too much haste for to be rich, shall not be unguilty.

Wherefore he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundredth sicles of silver, and a tongue of gold of fifty sicles weight: and I coveted them, and I took them. And behold they lie hid in the earth in my tent and the silver thereunder."

And when he was departed from him a furlong of ground, Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Behold, my master hath spared Naaman, this Syrian, so that he hath not taken from him that which he brought! As surely as the LORD liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat."

O ye judges, ye give sentence for gifts; O ye priests, ye teach for lucre; O ye prophets, ye prophesy for money. Yet will they be taken as those that hold upon God, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? Tush, there can no misfortune happen us."

When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions.

But he was discomforted with that saying, and went away mourning, for he had great possessions.

When he heard that, he was heavy, for he was very rich.

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,

This said he, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and kept the bag, and bare that which was given.

And when her master and mistress saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul that he might loose him, wherefore he called him the oftener, and communed with him.

and have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness:

that all they might be damned which believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

How much more then an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water?

Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:

He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall.