1 Corinthians 13:5

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“It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.”

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BSBPD

“It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 13:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
  2. Numbers 16:15Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”
  3. Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
  4. Numbers 32:6But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
  5. 2 Samuel 10:3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
  6. Job 21:27Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
  7. Psalms 106:32At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
  8. Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
  9. Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
  10. Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
  11. Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
  12. Jeremiah 40:13Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
  13. Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  14. Matthew 9:4But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
  15. Mark 3:5Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
  16. Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
  17. Romans 14:12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
  18. Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  20. 1 Corinthians 10:24No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
  21. 1 Corinthians 10:33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
  22. 1 Corinthians 11:13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
  23. 1 Corinthians 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
  24. 1 Corinthians 11:21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

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