Bible Verses About "Love vs. Lust — What's the Difference"
Love seeks the good of another in self-giving commitment; lust seeks the gratification of self at another's expense. Love builds up; lust consumes.
Love seeks the good of another in self-giving commitment; lust seeks the gratification of self at another's expense. Love builds up; lust consumes.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil." — 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Love vs. Lust — What's the Difference?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil."
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
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