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1 Cor. 13:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh noth her own, is not easilyi provoked, thinketh no evil;

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1 Cor. 10:24• ²⁴Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. (1 Cor. 10:24)

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Prov. 14:17• ¹⁷He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. (Prov. 14:17)

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1 Cor. 7:36• ³⁶But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. (1 Cor. 7:36)

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1 Cor. 11:13‑16,18,21‑22• ¹³Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
¹⁴Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
¹⁵But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
¹⁶But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
¹⁸For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
²¹For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
²²What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. (1 Cor. 11:13‑16,18,21‑22)

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1 Cor. 14:33‑40• ³³For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
³⁴Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
³⁵And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
³⁶What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
³⁷If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
³⁸But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
³⁹Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
⁴⁰Let all things be done decently and in order. (1 Cor. 14:33‑40)

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Isa. 3:5• ⁵And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. (Isa. 3:5)

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Phil. 4:8• ⁸Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Phil. 4:8)

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2 Thess. 3:7• ⁷For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; (2 Thess. 3:7)

seeketh.

1 Cor. 10:24,33• ²⁴Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
³³Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. (1 Cor. 10:24,33)

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1 Cor. 12:25• ²⁵That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. (1 Cor. 12:25)

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Rom. 14:12‑15• ¹²So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
¹³Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
¹⁴I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
¹⁵But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. (Rom. 14:12‑15)

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Rom. 15:1‑2• ¹We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
²Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. (Rom. 15:1‑2)

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Gal. 5:13• ¹³For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:13)

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Gal. 6:1‑2• ¹Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
²Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:1‑2)

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Phil. 2:3‑5,21• ³Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
⁴Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
⁵Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
²¹For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. (Phil. 2:3‑5,21)

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2 Tim. 2:10• ¹⁰Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)

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1 John 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:16‑17)

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Num. 12:3• ³(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) (Num. 12:3)

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Num. 16:15• ¹⁵And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. (Num. 16:15)

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Num. 20:10‑12• ¹⁰And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
¹¹And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
¹²And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. (Num. 20:10‑12)

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Psa. 106:32‑33• ³²They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
³³Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. (Psa. 106:32‑33)

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Prov. 14:17• ¹⁷He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. (Prov. 14:17)

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Matt. 5:22• ²²But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. (Matt. 5:22)

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Mark 3:5• ⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. (Mark 3:5)

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James 1:19• ¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: (James 1:19)

thinketh.

2 Sam. 10:3• ³And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? (2 Sam. 10:3)

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Job 21:27• ²⁷Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. (Job 21:27)

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Jer. 11:19• ¹⁹But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. (Jer. 11:19)

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Jer. 18:18‑20• ¹⁸Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
¹⁹Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
²⁰Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. (Jer. 18:18‑20)

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Jer. 40:13‑16• ¹³Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
¹⁴And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
¹⁵Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
¹⁶But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. (Jer. 40:13‑16)

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Matt. 9:4• ⁴And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? (Matt. 9:4)

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Luke 7:39• ³⁹Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. (Luke 7:39)

• (6) Love "doth not behave itself in an unseemly manner." The flesh, even when high in the social scale, can be rude and unmannerly. Love will lead the highest by birth, as well as the lowest, to be courteous. (7) Love "does not seek what is its own." The flesh is ever selfish and seeks its own interest. Love is unselfish and disinterested, seeking the good of others. (8) "Love is not easily provoked." The flesh is ever touchy and quick to take offense and resent insults. Love is slow to anger, and not easily provoked. Love, indeed, can be provoked, for in this very Epistle, we are warned that it is possible to provoke the Lord (1 Cor. 10:22); but the Lord is slow to anger; He is not quickly provoked. .... (1) Love "does not impute evil." The flesh is quick to imagine evil, and impute wrong motives. Love does not reckon evil to exist when there is no positive evidence. (“1 Corinthians 13” by H. Smith)

• "Thinketh no evil" scarcely expresses the clause, but rather not having the evil in the mind and tongue. "No evil" would answer to the phrase if anarthrous. Here it is an actual evil done, which would rankle but for love, which is ever above evil, always free and always holy. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,

W. Kelly Translation

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doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not its own things, is not easily provoked, reckoneth not the evil,