Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love is patient
1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
it is not proud
1 Corinthians 5:2 And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this?
it is not self-seeking
1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
it is not easily angered
Matthew 5:22a "But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment."
it keeps no record of wrongs
Job 14:16-17 "Surely you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin. My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin."
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
Proverbs 17:9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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