48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves. Let not each aim at their own particular interests, but every man at those of others.

For whosoever is desirous to preserve his life, shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.

For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it.

But if by meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no more according to love. Do not by thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

WE then that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of those who are feeble, and not to gratify ourselves.

But take heed that this power of yours become not an occasion of stumbling to the weak.

Let no man seek his own gratification, but every one another's good.

Let us not be vain-glorious, irritating one another, envying one another.

But if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth. This is not the wisdom which cometh from above, but is earthly, sensual, diabolical.

For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, vainglorious, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Ye have gormandized upon the earth, and lived in every luxury: ye have pampered your hearts, as in a day of feasting on the victim slain.

Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated [with pride],

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and whosoever abaseth himself shall be exalted.

For every one who exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

In brotherly affection be tenderly attached to each other; in honour preferring one another:

MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.

Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom.

and love the principal couch at suppers, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the places of public concourse, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk about in trailing robes, and love salutations in the public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the most honourable couch at suppers;

Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them,

Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest.

for they loved honour from men, more than honour from God.

who opposeth himself against, and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or is the object of adoration; so that he in the temple of God sitteth as God, exhibiting himself in public that he is God.

Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?

For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

Fix your minds on things above, not on things on the earth.

No man who enters the army involves himself with secular affairs; that he may please the person who hath enlisted him.

instructing us, that denying ungodliness and worldly affections, we should live soberly and righteously, and godly in the present day;

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is set down an enemy to God.

For as they were in the days preceding the deluge, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

And they all began with one voice to frame excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must of necessity go and survey it: I pray thee hold me excused.

for Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is gone unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.

For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.

Now when the young man heard this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And groaning over this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had many estates.

But he, on hearing these things, was exceeding sorrowful: for he was very rich.

and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver.

Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him.

Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the forum before the chief rulers,

Indeed he had also entertained hope that money would be given him by Paul, in order to release him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

who forsaking the strait road are gone out of the way, following the path of Balaam the son of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity.

that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.