48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves. Look not every one at his own things, but every one also at the things of others.

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospels, he shall save it.

For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it:

But if thy brother is grieved by thy meat, thou no longer walkest charitably. Destroy not him by thy meat, for whom Christ died.

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

But take heed, lest by any means this your liberty become a stumbling-block to the weak.

Let no one seek his own, but every one another's welfare.

Be not desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, animal, devilish.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, proud, evil-speakers,

Ye have lived delicately on earth, and been wanton; ye have cherished your hearts, as in a day of sacrifice.

Love suffereth long and is kind; love envieth not; love acteth not rashly, is not puffed up:

Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.

humbleth himself shall be exalted.

In brotherly love be full of tender affection toward each other, in honour preferring one another:

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater condemnation.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right-hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom.

And love the uppermost places at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief places at feasts,

And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,

There was also a contention among them, Which of them was greatest.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God as God, declaring himself that he is God.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world: if any one love 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 own soul? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his soul?

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

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whble world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

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

Set your affections on the things above, not the things on the earth.

No man that warreth intangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath inlisted him.

Teaching us, that, having renounced ungodliness and all wordly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present world,

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not, that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whosoever therefore desireth to be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.

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

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, I must needs go and see it: I pray thee, have me excused.

For Demas hath forsaken me, loving the present world, and is gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting, have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

But the young man, hearing that saying, went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

But he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved; for he had great possessions.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.

Said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you?

And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard these things, and they derided him.

This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and bare what was put therein.

But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates,

And he hoped also that money would have been given him by Paul to release him; therefore he sent for him the oftner, and discoursed with him.

Who have forsaken the right way and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam, the son of Boser, who loved the reward of unrighteousness.

That they all may be condemned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.