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- 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 13
- Verse 6
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Gill's Exposition
Rejoiceth not in iniquity,.... Neither in his own, nor in others; but on the contrary is grieved for it; he mourns over his own iniquities, the corruption of his heart, the infirmities of his life,…
Barnes' Notes
Rejoiceth not in iniquity - Does not rejoice over the “vices” of other people; does not take delight when they are guilty of crime, or when, in any manner, they fall into sin. It does not find…
Adam Clarke
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Rejoiceth not in iniquity - Ου χαιρει επι τῃ αδικιᾳ· Rejoiceth not in falsehood, but on the contrary, rejoiceth in the truth: this meaning αδικια has in different parts of the Scriptures. At…
The apostle gives us in these verses some of the properties and effects of charity, both to describe and commend it, that we may know whether we have this grace and that if we have not we may fall in…
Cambridge Bible
rejoiceth not in iniquity Cf. Psa 5:4-5, -Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: thou hatest all workers of iniquity." And Hos 7:3; Rom 1:32; 2Th 2:12.
but rejoiceth in the truth Better,…
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