'Loves' in the Bible

Go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I will make them into a delicious meal for your father—the kind he loves.

and we answered my lord, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

He graciously loves thousands, and forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin. But he does not leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the ancestors on their children, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation."

But because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed (bought) you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

But if your slave says to you, ‘I don’t want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your family, and is well off with you,

Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.

Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but He turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

Indeed He loves the people.All Your holy ones are in Your hand,and they assemble at Your feet.Each receives Your words.

He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.

Then King Hiram of Tyre wrote a letter and sent it to Solomon:Because the Lord loves His people, He set you over them as king.

Blessed be the LORD your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on his throne to be king for the LORD your God. He made you king over them so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness, because your God loves Israel and intends to establish them forever."

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,And the one who loves violence His soul hates.

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.The upright will see His face.

He loves righteousness and justice;the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.

Who is the man who desires lifeAnd loves length of days that he may see good?

For the Lord loves justiceand will not abandon His faithful ones.They are kept safe forever,but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.} My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

He chooses for us our inheritance—the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.Selah

The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.

You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mountain of Zion, which he loves.

The Lord loves the gates of Zionmore than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Because he loves me, therefore I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.

The mighty King loves justice.You have established fairness;You have administered justiceand righteousness in Jacob.

Just as a father loves his children,So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

Your word is completely pure,and Your servant loves it.

In vain you get up early and stay up late,working hard to have enough food—yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

The LORD preserves everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all of the wicked.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.The Lord loves the righteous.

May those he loves be exalted, singing for joy on their couches.

and executing the judgment written against them. This is honor for all the ones he loves. Hallelujah!

for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,just as a father, the son he delights in.

A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,but one who hates correction is stupid.

The one who will not use the rod hates his son,but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.

The Lord detests the way of the wicked,but He loves the one who pursues righteousness.

The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him; he will not inquire of the wise.

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,and he loves one who speaks honestly.

A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for a difficult time.

One who loves to offend loves strife;one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;one who safeguards understanding finds success.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

The one who loves a pure heartand gracious lips—the king is his friend.

Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better are thy loves than wine.

Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!

“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,Where do you pasture your flock,Where do you make it lie down at noon?For why should I be like one who veils herselfBeside the flocks of your companions?”

“On my bed night after night I sought himWhom my soul loves;I sought him but did not find him.

‘I must arise now and go about the city;In the streets and in the squaresI must seek him whom my soul loves.’I sought him but did not find him.

“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’

“Scarcely had I left themWhen I found him whom my soul loves;I held on to him and would not let him goUntil I had brought him to my mother’s house,And into the room of her who conceived me.”

How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

Y Who is this coming up from the wilderness,leaning on the one she loves?W I awakened you under the apricot tree.There your mother conceived you;there she conceived and gave you birth.

Your rulers are rebelsAnd companions of thieves;Everyone loves a bribeAnd chases after rewards.They do not defend the orphan,Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

All of you, assemble and listen!Who among the idols has declared these things?The Lord loves him;he will accomplish His will against Babylon,and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time is a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

And they go a-whoring in Egypt, In their youth they have gone a-whoring, There they have bruised their breasts, And there they have dealt with the loves of their virginity.

And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her.

And come in unto her do sons of Babylon, To the bed of loves, And they defile her with their whoredoms, And she is defiled with them, And her soul is alienated from them.

Thou lookest after the wickedness of thy youth, In dealing out of Egypt thy loves, For the sake of the breasts of thy youth.

And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

Ephraim is a well-trained calfthat loves to thresh,but I will place a yoke on her fine neck.I will harness Ephraim;Judah will plow;Jacob will do the final plowing.

A merchant loves to extortwith dishonest scales in his hands.

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

because he loves our nation and has built us a synagogue.”

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”

The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hands.

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works than these so that you will be amazed.

This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

The one who has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I also will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

He that loves me not does not keep my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of the Father who has sent me.

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

Again He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

But each individual man among you must love his wife as he loves himself; and may the wife fear her husband.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you,

And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.

for the Lord disciplines the one He lovesand punishes every son He receives.

The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.