1 Corinthians 13:4

Love, The More Excellent Way

³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity, it profits me nothing. ⁴ Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, ⁵ is not injurious, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil,

Love Does Not Envy

Put on

Slow to Anger

Charity Envieth Not

Charity Suffereth Long

Love Is Patient

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Colossians 3:12

Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strifes, but love covers all sins.

1 Corinthians 4:6

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes, that in us ye might not learn above that which is written, lest because of one, some of you become puffed up against others.

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover a multitude of sins.

Nehemiah 9:17

and refused to hear; neither did they remember thy wonders that thou hadst done among them, but hardened their necks and in their rebellion thought to appoint a leader to return to their bondage; but thou art a God of pardons, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great mercy, for thou didst not leave them.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in chastity, in knowledge, in meekness, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned charity,

Ephesians 4:32

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We also exhort you, brethren, that you warn those that are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with everyone.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she gave Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the word.

1 Samuel 25:21-22

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him, and he has returned unto me evil for good.

1 Samuel 25:33-34

and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.

1 Kings 20:10-11

And Benhadad sent unto him again and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, that the dust of Samaria shall not be enough for the open hands of all the people that follow me.

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

Proverbs 13:10

Pride shall certainly give birth to contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:9

He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.

Proverbs 17:14

To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.

Proverbs 19:22

Contentment is unto men to show mercy, but it is better to do it unto the poor than to the liar.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Do not go forth hastily to strive lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbour has put thee to shame.

Proverbs 31:20

Caph She stretched out her hand to the poor; yea, she reached forth her hands to the destitute.

Proverbs 31:26

Pe She opened her mouth with wisdom, and the law of mercy is upon her tongue.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and he who has suffered in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, do not leave thy place; for meekness pacifies great sins.

Daniel 3:19-22

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was customary to be heated.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Luke 6:35-36

But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

1 Corinthians 3:3

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men?

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some are puffed up as though I will never come to you.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And ye are puffed up and have not rather mourned, that he that has done this deed might be taken away from among you.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now as concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I desire and that I shall be found unto you such as ye desire not, lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, rumours, tumults,

Galatians 5:21-22

envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; which I denounce, as I have also told you in time past that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with tolerance, forbearing one another in love,

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed preach the Christ even out of envy and strife, but others also out of good will.

Philippians 2:1-5

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness,

Colossians 2:18

Let no one govern you according to their own will under pretext of humility and religion of angels, intruding into those things which they have not seen, vainly puffed up by their fleshly mind,

1 Timothy 6:4

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but is driven mad concerning questions and controversy of words, of which comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

2 Timothy 2:25

that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

2 Timothy 3:10

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were foolish in another time, rebellious, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

James 3:14-17

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and do not be liars against the truth.

James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?

1 Peter 2:1

Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,

1 Peter 3:8

And finally, be ye all of one consent, of one affection, loving each other fraternally, merciful, courteous,

2 Peter 1:7

and in fear of God, brotherly love; and in brotherly love, charity.

1 John 3:16-18

In this we have known the charity of God because he laid down his life for us; we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly, as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.