Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Love bears evil and provocation without resentment or revenge, and it is kind, bountiful and courteous, seeking opportunities to do good. Where it reigns, a man will not envy his neighbor's gifts or estate but rejoice in them as if they were his own gain.
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Commenting on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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, his secret sins, which none know but God and his own soul; he is greatly troubled at the profaneness and immorality of the men of the world, and the sins...
Verse 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity. Does not rejoice over the vices of other men; does not take delight when they are guilty of crime, or when, in any manner, they fall into sin. It does not find pleasure in hearing others accused of sin, and in having it proved that they have committed it.