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1 Corinthians 13:4

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suffereth: Proverbs 10:12; 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 1:11, Colossians 3:12; 2 Timothy 2:25, 2 Timothy 3:10; 2 Timothy 4:2; James 3:17; 1 Peter 4:8

is kind: Nehemiah 9:17; Proverbs 19:22, Proverbs 31:20, Proverbs 31:26; Luke 6:35-36; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 3:8; 2 Peter 1:7; 1 John 3:16-18, 1 John 4:11

envieth: 1 Corinthians 3:3; Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11; Matthew 27:18; Romans 1:29, Romans 13:13; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:21, Galatians 5:26; Philippians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:4; Titus 3:3; James 3:14-16, James 4:5; 1 Peter 2:1

vaunteth not itself: or, is not rash, 1 Samuel 25:21-22, 1 Samuel 25:33-34; 1 Kings 20:10-11; Psalms 10:5; Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 25:8-10; Ecclesiastes 7:8-9, Ecclesiastes 10:4; Daniel 3:19-22

is not: 1 Corinthians 4:6, 1 Corinthians 4:18, 1 Corinthians 5:2, 1 Corinthians 8:1; Colossians 2:18; Philippians 2:1-5

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