48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself, and let each consider not his own interests, but also those of others.

For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, shall find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, and that of the good news, shall save it.

For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

For if your brother is grieved by your food, you no longer walk in love. Destroy not with your food him for whom Christ died.

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

But beware lest your liberty should become an offense to the weak.

Let no one seek his own but the good of another.

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

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, natural, demoniacal.

Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

You have lived in luxury on the earth and in pleasure, you have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up,

and whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

be kindly disposed one to another with brotherly love, in honor prefer one another,

BE not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.

And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom.

and love the first tables at feasts, and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;

And he spoke a parable to the invited, when he observed how they selected the first places at the table; saying to them,

And there was a contention among them as to which of them should be the greatest.

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

who opposes and exalts himself above every thing that is called a god or an object of worship, so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Love not the world, nor the things 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 shall gain the whole world and lose his life? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?

For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his life? for what is the exchange for his life?

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?

and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

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

No one who serves as a soldier is involved in the business of life, that he may please him who has employed him as a soldier.

teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life,

Adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend of the world, is made an enemy of God.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered the ark,

And they all with one consent excused themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a field and I must go to see it; I pray you have me excused.

for Demas forsook me having loved the present life and went to Thessalonica, Cresces to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia;

But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some having desired have been misled from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And he was grieved at this saying, and went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And when he heard these things he was sad; for he was very rich.

and said, What will you give me to deliver him to you? And they gave him thirty [shekels] of silver [$16.80].

And the Pharisees, who are avaricious, heard all these things, and derided him.

But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the treasure-chest, and carried off the things put in it.

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

At the same time also he hoped that money would be given him by Paul; and on this account sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

having left the right way they have gone astray, following in the way of Balaam the son of Beor who loved the wages of wickedness,

that they all may be condemned who believe not the truth but have pleasure in wickedness.