Verse 8

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
  • Prov 17:9 : 9 He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
  • Col 3:14 : 14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
  • Jas 5:20 : 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
  • 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another, 10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
  • 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
  • 1 Cor 13:1-14:1 : 1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; 10 but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known. 13 But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love. 1 Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
  • 2 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness; 7 and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
  • 3 John 1:2 : 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Let brotherly love continue.
  • Prov 18:13 : 13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.