1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Cross-reference
3 John 1:3 expresses joy over faithfulness to the truth — mirroring love's delight in truth.
2 John 1:4 directly states joy over children walking in truth — a clear parallel to love rejoicing with truth.
Philippians 3:18 shows Paul weeping over enemies of the cross — love sorrows over sin instead of delighting in it.
In Philippians 1:18, Paul rejoices in the truth of Christ preached despite false motives — love rejoices in the message, not the evil intent.
In 2 Corinthians 7:9-16, Paul rejoices over their repentance — love rejoices in the truth of their change, not in their sin.
Romans 12:9 commands hating evil and clinging to good — the same twofold response that defines love here.
Romans 1:32 describes people who approve of evil — the opposite of love, which does not delight in wickedness.
Jeremiah 20:10 shows enemies delighting in his downfall — the opposite of love, which does not rejoice in evil.
Hosea 4:8 describes priests who relish the people's sins — a clear contrast to love that does not delight in evil.
Hosea 7:3 says the king and princes are delighted by wickedness and lies — opposing love's rejection of evil.
Micah 7:8 warns an enemy not to gloat over a fall — the very attitude love avoids: rejoicing in another's evil.
In Luke 19:41, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem — love responds to evil with sorrow, not delight.
Luke 22:5 says the chief priests were delighted at Judas's betrayal — directly contrasting love's refusal to delight in evil.
Revelation 11:10 has earth dwellers rejoicing at the prophets' death — a stark contrast to love that rejoices in truth.
Proverbs 24:17 commands not to rejoice when your enemy falls — a direct parallel to love rejoicing in truth, not wrong.
Proverbs 2:14 depicts the wicked delighting in evil — directly opposed to love which does not rejoice in wrongdoing.
Psalm 35:15 describes enemies rejoicing at David's stumbling — the very thing love refuses to do.
In 2 Samuel 4:10-12, David executes those who killed the Lord's anointed—showing he does not delight in evil but in justice.
In 1 Samuel 23:19-21, the Ziphites betray David to Saul—an act of delighting in evil, contrasting love's refusal to delight in wrong.
Proverbs 14:9 contrasts fools mock sin with upright who find acceptance—mirroring love's joy in truth over evil.
Psalm 119:136 weeps over lawbreaking—demonstrating grief at evil rather than delight, aligning with love's character.
In 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, Paul rejoices at their faith and love — love rejoices when it hears good news of truth.
Psalm 10:3 describes the wicked boasting in evil desires—the opposite of love's refusal to delight in evil.