Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,
New American Standard Bible
does not act unbecomingly; it
King James Version
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Holman Bible
is not selfish,
and does not keep a record of wrongs.
International Standard Version
and she is never rude; she never thinks just of herself or ever gets annoyed. She never is resentful;
A Conservative Version
It does not behave improperly, does not seek the things of itself, is not made sharp, does not contemplate evil,
American Standard Version
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
Amplified
It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.
An Understandable Version
[Love] does not act improperly [toward people]; it does not insist on having its own way [at the expense of others]; it is not easily irritated [by others]; it does not keep track of the wrongs [done by others].
Anderson New Testament
does nothing unbecoming, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil,
Bible in Basic English
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
Common New Testament
or rude, it does not seek its own, it is not provoked, it keeps no record of wrongs,
Daniel Mace New Testament
is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill;
Darby Translation
does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,
Godbey New Testament
does not behave itself uncomely, seeks not its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
Goodspeed New Testament
It is not rude. It does not insist on its rights. It does not become angry. It is not resentful.
John Wesley New Testament
Doth not behave indecently, seeketh not her own, is not provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not at iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth:
Julia Smith Translation
It demeans itself not unbecomingly, seeks not the things of itself, is not irritated, reckons no evil;
King James 2000
Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[it] does not behave dishonorably, [it] {is not selfish}, [it] does not become angry, [it] does not keep a record of wrongs,
Modern King James verseion
does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
dealeth not dishonestly, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh not evil,
Moffatt New Testament
is never rude, never selfish, never irritated, never resentful;
Montgomery New Testament
is not rude, nor selfish, nor easily provoked. Love bears no malice, never rejoices over wrong-doing,
NET Bible
It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
New Heart English Bible
does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not irritable, does not keep a record of wrongs;
Noyes New Testament
doth not behave herself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, maketh no account of an injury,
Sawyer New Testament
does not behave unbecomingly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, devises not evil,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
doth not act unseemly, seeketh not her own advantage, is not passionate, thinketh no evil;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Love is never self-seeking, never provoked, never reckons up her wrongs;
Webster
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Weymouth New Testament
She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor brood over wrongs.
Williams New Testament
It does not act with rudeness, or insist upon its rights; it never gets provoked, it never harbors evil thoughts;
World English Bible
doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
Worrell New Testament
behaves not unseemly, seeks not her own, is not provoked, takes no account of evil,
Worsley New Testament
doth not behave indecently, is not selfish, is not easily provoked,
Youngs Literal Translation
doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,
Themes
Behaviour » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
Charity » The attributes of charity
Christian conduct » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
Love to man » Saints should » Be disinterested in
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Not seeking our own profit
Topics
Interlinear
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Logizomai
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 13:5
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 13:5
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 13:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Love, The More Excellent Way
4 Love, is patient, is gracious. Love, is not envious, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base, 6 Rejoiceth not over unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in sympathy with truth, -
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:24
Let, no one, be seeking, what concerneth himself, but that which concerneth some one else.
Philippians 2:21
For, they all, their own things, do seek, not the things of Christ Jesus;
2 Samuel 10:3
Then said the rulers of the sons of Ammon unto Hanun their lord - Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, that he hath sent unto thee comforters? Is it not, for the sake of exploring the city, and spying it out, and overthrowing it, that David hath sent his servants unto thee?
Job 21:27
Lo! I know your plans, and the devices, wherewith ye would do me violence!
Psalm 106:32-33
And they provoked by the waters of Meribah, - And it fared ill with Moses, for their sakes;
Proverbs 14:17
The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.
Isaiah 3:5
And the people will, tyrannise, Every man over his fellow-man, And every man over his friend, - And they will rage The boy against, the elder, And the despised, against, the honourable,
Jeremiah 11:19
But, I, was as a gentle lamb that is to be led to the slaughter, - and I knew not that against me, they had devised devices saying - Let us destroy the tree with its fruit Yea let us cut him off out of the land of the living, And, his name, shall be remembered no more!
Jeremiah 18:18-20
Then said they, - Come ye and let us devise against Jeremiah devices, For the law shall not perish from the priest, Nor, counsel, from the wise, Nor, the word from the prophet: Come and let as smite him with the tongue, And let us not give ear to any of his words!
Jeremiah 40:13-16
But, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the princes of the forces which were in the field, came unto Gedaliah in Mizpah,
Matthew 5:22
But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment, - and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna.
Matthew 9:4
And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, - To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?
Mark 3:5
And, looking round upon them with anger, being at the same time grieved on account of the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man - Stretch forth thy hand! and he stretched it forth, and his hand, was restored.
Luke 7:39
But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This one, if he were the prophet, would have been taking note, who and of what sort, is the woman, who is even touching him, that she is, a sinner.
Romans 14:12-15
Hence, then, each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.
Romans 15:1-2
We are bound, however, we, who are strong, the weakness of them who are not strong to be bearing, and not, unto ourselves, to give pleasure.
1 Corinthians 7:36
If however anyone considereth it behaving unseemly towards his virginity, if he should be beyond the bloom of life, - and, thus, it ought to come about, what he chooseth, let him do, - he sinneth not: let them marry:
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as, I also, in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 11:13-16
Among your own selves, judge ye, - Is it becoming for a woman, - unveiled, to be praying unto God?
1 Corinthians 11:18
For, first of all, - when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist, - and, in part, I believe it;
1 Corinthians 11:21-22
For, each one, taketh beforehand, his own supper, in your eating, and, one, indeed, is hungry, whereas, another, is drinking to excess.
1 Corinthians 12:25
That there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have, the same, care, one for another;
1 Corinthians 14:33-40
For God is not a God of confusion, but, of peace: - as in all the assemblies of the saints.
2 Corinthians 5:19
How that, God, was in Christ, reconciling, a world, unto himself, not reckoning, unto them, their offences, - and hath put, in us, the reconciling discourse.
Galatians 5:13
For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren, - only, turn not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;
Galatians 6:1-2
Brethren! if a man should even be overtaken in any fault, ye, the spiritual, be restoring such a one, in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself, lest, even thou, be put to the test.
Philippians 2:3-5
Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, -
Philippians 4:8
For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are dignified, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are chaste, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, - if there be any virtue, and if any praise, the same, be taking into account;
2 Thessalonians 3:7
For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,
2 Timothy 2:10
For this cause, am I enduring, all things, for the sake of the chosen, in order that, they also, may obtain, the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus along with glory age-abiding.
James 1:19
Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
1 John 3:16-17
Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.
Numbers 12:3
Now, the man Moses, was patient, exceedingly, - above all the sons of earth, who were on the face of the ground.
Numbers 16:15
Then was Moses very angry, and he said unto Yahweh, Do not thou have respect unto their meal-offering. Not one ass, from them, have I taken, neither have I wronged one of them.
Numbers 20:10-12
And Moses and Aaron gathered together the convocation before the cliff, - and he said unto them: Hear I pray you ye rebels! Out of this cliff, must we bring forth for you water?