1 Corinthians 13:4

Love, The More Excellent Way

³ And though I bestowed all my goods to feed the poor, and though I gave my body even that I burned, and yet had no love, it profiteth me nothing. ⁴ Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not, ⁵ dealeth not dishonestly, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh not evil,

Love Does Not Envy

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Slow to Anger

Charity Envieth Not

Charity Suffereth Long

Love Is Patient

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Colossians 3:12

Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,

Proverbs 10:12

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

1 Corinthians 4:6

These things, brethren, I have described in mine own person, and Apollos, for your sakes - that ye might learn by us that no man count of himself beyond that which is above written: that one swell not against another for any man's cause.

1 Peter 4:8

But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins.

Nehemiah 9:17

and refused to hear, and were not mindful of the wonders that thou didst for them: but became obstinate and heady insomuch that they turned back to their bondage in their disobedience. But thou, my God, forgavest, and wast gracious, merciful, patient, and of great goodness, and forsookest them not.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned,

Ephesians 4:32

Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We desire you brethren warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, forbear the weak, have continual patience toward all men.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, she envied her sister and said unto Jacob, "Give me children, or else I am but dead."

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren hated him, but his father noted the saying.

1 Samuel 25:21-22

And David said, "In vain have I kept all that this fellow had in the wilderness: so that nought was missed that pertained unto him, for he hath quite me with evil for good.

1 Samuel 25:33-34

And blessed be thy behaviour, and blessed be thou which hath kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

1 Kings 20:10-11

Then Benhadad sent unto him and said, "Thus do the gods to me and so thereto, if the dust of Samaria be enough for all the people that follow me, that every man may have a handful."

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above, out of his sight. Therefore defieth he all his enemies.

Proverbs 13:10

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

Proverbs 17:14

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

Proverbs 19:22

It is a man's worship to do good; and better it is to be a poor man, than a dissembler.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

Proverbs 31:20

She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need

Proverbs 31:26

She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of grace.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

The end of a thing is better than the beginning. The patient of spirit is better than the high minded.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a principal spirit be given thee to bear rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for so shall great wickedness be put down, as it were with a medicine.

Daniel 3:19-22

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of indignation, so that the countenance of his face changed upon Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Therefore he charged and commanded, that the oven should be made seven times hotter, than it was wont to be:

Matthew 27:18

For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.

Luke 6:35-36

Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, having indignation, sold Joseph into Egypt, and God was with him,

Romans 1:29

being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers,

1 Corinthians 3:3

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some swell, as though I would come no more at you:

1 Corinthians 5:2

And ye swell and have not rather sorrowed, that he which hath done this deed might be put from among you.

1 Corinthians 8:1

To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

Galatians 5:21-22

envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

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

Ephesians 4:2

in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long suffering, forbearing one another through love,

Philippians 1:15

Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill.

Philippians 2:1-5

If there be among you any consolation in Christ, if there be any comfortable love, if there be any fellowship of the spirit, if there be any compassion of mercy:

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience, and long suffering, with joyfulness,

Colossians 2:18

Let no man make you shoot at a wrong mark, which after his own imagination walketh in the humbleness and holiness of angels, things which he never saw: causeless, puffed up with his fleshly mind,

1 Timothy 6:4

he is puffed up and knoweth nothing: but wasteth his brains about questions, and strife of words, whereof spring envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings

2 Timothy 2:25

and one that can suffer the evil in meekness, and can inform them that resist - if that God at any time will give them repentance for to know the truth -

2 Timothy 3:10

But thou hast seen the experience of my doctrine, fashion of living, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, patience,

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.

James 3:14-17

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

James 4:5

Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy,"

1 Peter 2:1

Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:

1 Peter 3:8

In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,

2 Peter 1:7

in godliness, brotherly kindness; in brotherly kindness, love.

1 John 3:16-18

Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.

1 John 4:11

Dearly beloved, if God so loved us, then we ought also to love one another.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying: