Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
15 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “love” →
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
