48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves; looking not each after your own interests, but each after that of others.

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake shall find it.

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it.

But if your brother is grieved on account of your meat, you are no longer walking in divine love. Do not by your meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

But we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

See lest this liberty of yours may become a stumblingblock to the weak.

Let no one seek his own, but that of another.

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

But if you have bitter envy and strife in your heart, do not boast, and lie against the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, intellectual, and demoniacal.

For men will be lovers of themselves, moneylovers, arrogant, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Ye flourished upon the earth, and were wanton; you nourished your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Divine love suffers long; divine love is kind; divine love envies not; does not make a display of itself, is not puffed up,

But whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Because every one who shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.

And He said to her, What do you wish? She says to Him, Tell me that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

and they love the first couch at the suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the forums, and to be called by the people, "Doctor."

Beware of the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and loving salutations in the forums, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first couches at the suppers,

And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

And there was a contention among them, which one of them seems to be the greater,

for they loved the glory of the people more than the glory of God.

the one opposing and exalting himself above everything that is called God or divinity; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself off that he is God.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him:

For what is a man profited, if he may gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? For what would a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting himself?

and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

think about those things above, and not things upon the earth.

No one operating as a soldier is entangled with the affairs of life; in order that he may please his commander.

teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we must live prudently and righteously and holily in this present age;

O adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whosoever therefore may wish to be the friend of the world renders himself the enemy of God.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark,

And they all of one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I have need having gone to see it: I pray thee have me excused.

For Demas has left me, having loved the present age, and is gone into Thessalonica; Crescents into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown the people in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all evils: which some seeking after have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And He said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness: because his life is not in that which aboundeth to any one, from those things belonging to him.

And the young man hearing the word, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And he being grieved at the word, went away sorrowing: for he had great possessions.

And hearing these things, he went away very sorrowful; for he was exceedingly rich.

said, What do you wish to give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they offered him thirty pieces of silver.

And the Pharisees, being avaricious, were hearing all these things, and murmuring against Him.

And He spoke this, not because there was a care to him for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and was carrying those things cast in.

And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers,

at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul; therefore indeed the more frequently sending for him, he conversed with him.

leaving the straight way, they have wandered off, following in the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of iniquity; and had the conviction of his own conscience:

in order that they may all be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.