1st Corinthians Chapter 13 verse 5 Holy Bible
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
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Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
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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,
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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
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doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
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doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,
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1st Corinthians 13 : 5 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Doth not behave itself unseemly (see 1 Corinthians 12:23; 1 Corinthians 14:40). Vulgar indecorum is alien from love, as having its root in selfishness and want of sympathy. "Noble manners" are ever the fruit of "noble minds." "Be courteous" (1 Peter 3:8). Seeketh not her own. Self seeking is the root of All evil (1 Corinthians 10:24, 33; Philippians 2:4; Romans 15:1, 2). Is not easily provoked. The word "easily" is here a gloss. The corresponding substantive (paroxusmos, whence our "paroxysm") is used of the sharp contention between Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:39). Love, when it is perfected, rises superior to all temptations to growing exasperated, although it may often be justly indignant. But, as St. Chrysostom says, "As a spark which falls into the sea hurts not the sea, but is itself extinguished, so an evil thing befalling a loving soul will be extinguished without disquietude." Thinketh no evil; literally, doth not reckon (or, impute) the evil. The phrase seems to be a very comprehensive one, implying that love is neither suspicious, nor implacable, nor retentive in her memory of evil done. Love writes our personal wrongs in ashes or in water.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Thinketh no evil.--That is, does not dwell upon the evil done to her.
