1 Corinthians 13:5

Doth not behave itself unseemly

(ουκ ασχημονε). Old verb from ασχημων (1 Corinthians 12:23). In N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 7:36. Not indecent.Seeketh not its own

(ου ζητε τα εαυτης). Its own interests (1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 10:33).Is not provoked

(ου παροξυνετα). Old word. In N.T. only here and Acts 17:16 which see. Irritation or sharpness of spirit. And yet Paul felt it in Athens (exasperation) and he and Barnabas had παροξυσμος (paroxysm) in Antioch (1 Corinthians 15:39). See good sense of παροξυσμος in Hebrews 10:24.Taketh not account of evil

(ου λογιζετα το κακον). Old verb from λογος, to count up, to take account of as in a ledger or note-book, "the evil" (το κακον) done to love with a view to settling the account.