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 love, it profits me nothing. ⁴ Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, ⁵ Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of 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

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife: 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 you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1 Peter 4:8

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

Nehemiah 9:17

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a leader to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsook them not.

2 Corinthians 6:6

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,

Ephesians 4:32

And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Genesis 30:1

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

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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 repaid me evil for good.

1 Samuel 25:33-34

And blessed be your advice, and blessed be you, who has kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

1 Kings 20:10-11

And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for a handful for each of the people that follow me.

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always prosperous; your judgments are far above, out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride comes strife: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:9

He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.

Proverbs 19:22

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

Proverbs 31:20

She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue is the law of kindness.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, leave not your post; for yielding pacifies great offences.

Daniel 3:19-22

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

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Luke 6:35-36

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind 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 you are yet carnal: for while there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you 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 concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

2 Corinthians 12:20

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

Galatians 5:21-22

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you beforehand, as I have also told you in time past, that they 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 lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Philippians 2:1-5

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affections and mercies,

Colossians 1:11

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Colossians 2:18

Let no man deceive you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting over questions and disputes of words, out of which comes envy, strife, railings, evil suspicions,

2 Timothy 2:25

In meekness instructing those that oppose them; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

2 Timothy 3:10

But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

2 Timothy 4:2

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

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

James 3:14-17

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth.

James 4:5

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

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, be all of one mind, having compassion one with another, love as brethren, be tender hearted, be courteous:

2 Peter 1:7

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.

1 John 3:16-18

By this perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:11

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

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and wantonness, not in strife and envying.