1 Corinthians 13:5
“Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill,”
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1 Corinthians 13:5 Context
3And though I bestowe all my goods to feede the poore, and though I giue my body to bee burned, and haue not charitie, it profiteth me nothing. 4Charitie suffereth long, and is kinde: charitie enuieth not: charitie vaunteth not it selfe, is not puffed vp, 5Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill, 6Reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: 7Beareth all things, beleeueth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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Other Translations
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- King James Version
does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong {suffered,}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
- Basic English Bible
does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,
- Darby Bible
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- Webster's Bible
She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor brood over wrongs.
- Weymouth Bible
doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
- World English Bible
it is not coueytouse, it sekith not tho thingis that ben hise owne, it is not stirid to wraththe, it thenkith not yuel,
- Wycliffe Bible
doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong {suffered,}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
- Basic English Bible
does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,
- Darby Bible
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- Webster's Bible
She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor brood over wrongs.
- Weymouth Bible
doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
- World English Bible
it is not coueytouse, it sekith not tho thingis that ben hise owne, it is not stirid to wraththe, it thenkith not yuel,
- Wycliffe Bible
doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 13:5
13:5 It doth not behave indecently - Is not rude, or willingly offensive, to any. It renders to all their due - Suitable to time, person, and all other circumstances. Seeketh not her own - Ease, pleasure, honour, or temporal advantage. Nay, sometimes the lover of mankind seeketh not, in some sense, even his own spiritual advantage; does not think of himself, so long as a zeal for the glory of God and the souls of men swallows him up. But, though he is all on fire for these ends, yet he is not provoked to sharpness or unkindness toward any one. Outward provocations indeed will frequently occur; but he triumphs over all. Love thinketh no evil - Indeed it cannot but see and hear evil things, and know that they are so; but it does not willingly think evil of any; neither infer evil where it does not appear. It tears up, root and branch, all imagining of what we have not proof. It casts out all jealousies, all evil surmises, all readiness to believe evil.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 13:5
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly. Discourteously and in a way to shock good manners or morals. Seeketh not its own. Is unselfish and disinterested. See Ro 12:10. Is not easily provoked. Does not fly into a rage, but keeps the temper under control. Thinketh no evil. "Taketh not account of evil". The idea of the Revised Version is that love does not keep a record of evil rendered so as to return it.