Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. New Living Translation Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud English Standard Version Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant Berean Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Berean Literal Bible Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious, it is not boastful, it is not puffed up. King James Bible Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, New King James Version Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; New American Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. NASB 1995 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, NASB 1977 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, Legacy Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind, is not jealous, does not brag, is not puffed up; Amplified Bible Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. Christian Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, Holman Christian Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited, American Standard Version Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Contemporary English Version Love is patient and kind, never jealous, boastful, proud, or English Revised Version Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, GOD'S WORD® Translation Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn't jealous. It doesn't sing its own praises. It isn't arrogant. Good News Translation Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; International Standard Version Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Nor is she conceited, Majority Standard Bible Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. NET Bible Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. New Heart English Bible Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud, Webster's Bible Translation Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Weymouth New Testament Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited. World English Bible Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLove is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, Berean Literal Bible Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious, it is not boastful, it is not puffed up. Young's Literal Translation The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, Smith's Literal Translation Love is slow to anger, possesses kindness; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCharity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; Catholic Public Domain Version Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. New American Bible Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, New Revised Standard Version Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLove is long-suffering and is kind; love does not envy; love does not make a vain display of itself, and does not boast, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Love is patient and sweet; love does not envy; love is not upset neither puffed up. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentLove suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love boasts not; is not vain, Godbey New Testament Divine love suffers long; divine love is kind; divine love envies not; does not make a display of itself, is not puffed up, Haweis New Testament Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated with pride, Mace New Testament Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently, Weymouth New Testament Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited. Worrell New Testament Love suffers long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not herself, is not puffed up, Worsley New Testament Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Love…3If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.… Cross References Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Colossians 3:12-14 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. / Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. / And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Romans 12:9-10 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. / Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 3:16-18 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. / If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone. 2 Timothy 2:24 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. James 1:19-20 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, / for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 19:11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. Proverbs 17:9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. Treasury of Scripture Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity braggs not itself, is not puffed up, suffereth. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 2 Corinthians 6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, is kind. Nehemiah 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Proverbs 19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Proverbs 31:20,26 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy… envieth. 1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Genesis 37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. vaunteth not itself. 1 Samuel 25:21,22,33,34 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good… 1 Kings 20:10,11 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me… Psalm 10:5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. is not. 1 Corinthians 4:6,18 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another… 1 Corinthians 5:2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. Jump to Previous Arrogant Boast Boastful Brag Charity Conceited Emulous Envy Forward High Insolent Itself Jealous Jealousy Kind Love Opinion Others Patience Patient Pride Proud Puffed Rash Suffereth Tired Vaunt Vaunteth WaitingJump to Next Arrogant Boast Boastful Brag Charity Conceited Emulous Envy Forward High Insolent Itself Jealous Jealousy Kind Love Opinion Others Patience Patient Pride Proud Puffed Rash Suffereth Tired Vaunt Vaunteth Waiting1 Corinthians 13 1. All gifts,3. however excellent, are of no worth without love. 4. The praises thereof, 13. as love is greatest before hope and faith. Love is patient The Greek word for "patient" is "makrothumei," which conveys the idea of being long-tempered or having a long fuse. In the context of 1 Corinthians 13:4, this patience is not merely passive waiting but an active endurance of difficult circumstances and people. Historically, patience was a virtue highly esteemed in the Greco-Roman world, yet Paul elevates it as a fundamental characteristic of Christian love. This patience reflects God's own patience with humanity, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where God repeatedly shows forbearance towards Israel despite their disobedience. love is kind it does not envy it does not boast it is not arrogant Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Loveἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. is patient, μακροθυμεῖ (makrothymei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3114: From the same as makrothumos; to be long-spirited, i.e. forbearing or patient. love ἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. is kind. χρηστεύεται (chrēsteuetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5541: To be kind (full of service to others), gentle. Middle voice from chrestos; to show oneself useful, i.e. Act benevolently. [It] ἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. does not envy, ζηλοῖ (zēloi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against. it does not boast, περπερεύεται (perpereuetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4068: To boast, vaunt myself. Middle voice from perperos; to boast. it is not proud. φυσιοῦται (physioutai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5448: From phusis in the primary sense of blowing; to inflate, i.e. make proud. 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