1 Corinthians 13:4

Love, The More Excellent Way

³ If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. ⁴ Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud, ⁵ does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not irritable, 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

Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

1 Corinthians 4:6

Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to go beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Nehemiah 9:17

and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and did not forsake them.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."

Genesis 37:11

His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

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 to him. He has returned me evil for good.

1 Samuel 25:33-34

Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

1 Kings 20:10-11

Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, "The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."

Psalm 10:5

His ways are prosperous at all times. Your judgments are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

Proverbs 13:10

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:9

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

Proverbs 19:22

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

Daniel 3:19-22

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the expression of his face 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 because of envy they had delivered him up.

Luke 6:35-36

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Acts 7:9

"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not walk in the ways of men?

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

1 Corinthians 5:2

You are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

Galatians 5:21-22

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed proclaim Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

Philippians 2:1-5

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

Colossians 2:18

Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

2 Timothy 2:25

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

2 Timothy 3:10

But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

2 Timothy 4:2

proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

Titus 3:3

For we were also 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 jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit which he made to dwell in us yearns jealously"?

1 Peter 2:1

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

2 Peter 1:7

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

1 John 3:16-18

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.