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The term "loveth" is an archaic form of the verb "love," often found in older translations of the Bible. It signifies an ongoing, active expression of love, typically used in the context of divine or human relationships. In the Berean Standard Bible , the concept of love is central to the teachings of both the Old and New Testaments, reflecting God's nature and His expectations for human conduct.

Divine Love:

The Bible frequently emphasizes God's love for humanity. In 1John 4:8 , it is stated, "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." This passage underscores the essence of God's character as love itself. God's love is unconditional and sacrificial, as demonstrated inJohn 3:16 : "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This verse highlights the ultimate expression of divine love through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the salvation of mankind.

Human Love:

The Bible also instructs believers to love one another, reflecting God's love in their relationships. InJohn 13:34-35 , Jesus commands, "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." This commandment emphasizes the importance of love as a distinguishing mark of Christian discipleship.

Love in Action:

The concept of "loveth" is not merely an emotional feeling but is demonstrated through actions. In 1John 3:18 , believers are exhorted, "Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth." This verse calls for love to be expressed through tangible deeds and genuine care for others.

Love and Obedience:

Love is closely linked with obedience to God's commandments. InJohn 14:15 , Jesus states, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." This connection between love and obedience is further reinforced in 1John 5:3 : "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome." These passages indicate that true love for God is demonstrated through a life of obedience and adherence to His will.

Love and Fear:

The Bible contrasts love with fear, teaching that perfect love casts out fear. In 1John 4:18 , it is written, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love." This verse suggests that a mature understanding and experience of God's love dispel fear, particularly the fear of judgment.

Conclusion:

The concept of "loveth" in the Bible encompasses a profound and active expression of love that reflects God's nature and His expectations for human relationships. It is a love that is sacrificial, obedient, and demonstrated through actions, serving as a foundational principle for Christian living.

Library

That to Him whoLoveth God is Sweet Above all Things and in all...
... THE THIRD BOOK. ON INWARD CONSOLATION CHAPTER XXXIV That to him wholoveth
God is sweet above all things and in all things. Behold...

Whosoever Hath My Commandments, and Keepeth Them, He it is that...
... The Text of the Diatessaron. Section XLVI. Whosoever hath my commandments,
and keepeth them, he it is thatloveth me? [1] [3165...

If we Would Give Alms to Ourselves, we must Flee Iniquity; for He...
... Chapter 77."If We Would Give Alms to Ourselves, We Must Flee Iniquity;
For He WhoLoveth Iniquity Hateth His Soul. Those, then...

Shall I not Love Him Infinitely for whom God Made the World and...
... Shall I not love him infinitely wholoveth me infinitely? Examine yourself well....
Shall I not love him infinitely wholoveth me infinitely?...

His Nature Requireth that Thou Love all those whom HeLoveth
... THE FIRST CENTURY 73 His nature requireth that thou love all those whom
Heloveth. His nature requireth that thou love all those...

Shall it not Love violently what GodLoveth
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 68 Shall it not love violently what Godloveth. Shall
it not love violently what Godloveth, what Jesus Christ...

Tell Me, O Thou whom My SoulLoveth, Where Thou Feedest, Where...
... CHAPTER I. 6. Tell me, O thou whom my soulloveth, where thou feedest, where thou
reposest at midday, lest I should begin to wander after the flocks of thy...

It was but a Little that I Passed by them when I Found Him whom My...
... CHAPTER III. 4. It was but a little that I passed by them when I found Him
whom my soulloveth. I held Him; neither will I let Him...

Verse 1. By Night on My Bed, I Sought Him whom My SoulLoveth; I...
... CHAPTER III. VERSE 1. By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soulloveth;
I sought. him but I found him not. The soul, finding...

The Watchmen that Go About the City Found Me, to whom I Said, Saw...
... CHAPTER III. 3. The watchmen that go about the city found me, to whom I said,
Saw ye Him whom my soulloveth? Since I have not found...

Thesaurus

Loveth (88 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version ConcordanceLoveth (88 Occurrences).... (KJV ASV WBS). Luke 7:5 For he
loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. (KJV ASV WBS)....

Keepeth (60 Occurrences)
... John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is thatloveth
me: and he thatloveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and...

Hateth (38 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). John 12:25 He thatloveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth
his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. (KJV ASV WBS)....

Preeminence (5 Occurrences)
... to be first"; "That in all things he (= Christ) might have the preeminence" (Colossians
1:18); (3) ho philoproteuon, is translated "wholoveth to have the...

Chasteneth (5 Occurrences)
... Chasteneth (5 Occurrences). Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lordloveth he chasteneth,
and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. (KJV ASV WBS)....

Receiveth (48 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lordloveth he chasteneth, and
scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. (KJV ASV WBS YLT)....

Raiseth (33 Occurrences)
... Psalms 146:8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that
are bowed down: the LORDloveth the righteous: (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)....

Begotten (77 Occurrences)
... (ASV DBY YLT). 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God;
and every one thatloveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. (ASV DBY YLT)....

Income (7 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 5:10 He thatloveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver;
nor he thatloveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity....

Followeth (18 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto
the LORD: but heloveth him that followeth after righteousness....

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Loveth (88 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:37
He thatloveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 7:5
For heloveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 7:47
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the sameloveth little.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 3:35
The Fatherloveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 5:20
For the Fatherloveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 12:25
He thatloveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is thatloveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, If a manloveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
(WBS)

John 14:24
He thatloveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 16:27
For the Father himselfloveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Romans 13:8
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he thatloveth another hath fulfilled the law.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Corinthians 8:3
but if any manloveth God, the same is known by him.
(ASV WBS)

1 Corinthians 16:22
If any manloveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.
(ASV WBS)

2 Corinthians 9:7
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for Godloveth a cheerful giver.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Ephesians 5:28
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He thatloveth his wife loveth himself.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Hebrews 12:6
For whom the Lordloveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 2:10
He thatloveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any manloveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
(WBS)

1 John 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he thatloveth not his brother.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He thatloveth not his brother abideth in death.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one thatloveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 4:8
He thatloveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he thatloveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he wholoveth God love his brother also.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one thatloveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
(KJV ASV WBS)

3 John 1:9
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, wholoveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, 'who is' the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him thatloveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
(ASV)

Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoeverloveth and maketh a lie.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 24:67
and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh his wife, and heloveth her, and Isaac is comforted after 'the death of' his mother.
(YLT)

Genesis 25:28
and Isaacloveth Esau, for 'his' hunting 'is' in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.
(YLT)

Genesis 27:9
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory meat for thy father, such as heloveth:
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Genesis 29:18
And Jacobloveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'
(YLT)

Genesis 29:30
And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he alsoloveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.
(YLT)

Genesis 34:3
and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and heloveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.
(YLT)

Genesis 44:20
And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his fatherloveth him.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Deuteronomy 7:8
but because Jehovahloveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
(ASV)

Deuteronomy 10:18
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, andloveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Deuteronomy 15:16
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because heloveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Deuteronomy 33:3
Yea, heloveth the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat down at thy feet; Every one'shall receive of thy words.
(ASV DBY JPS)

Judges 16:4
And it cometh to pass afterwards that heloveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name 'is' Delilah,
(YLT)

Ruth 4:15
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, whichloveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 16:21
And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and heloveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 18:1
And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathanloveth him as his own soul.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 18:3
And Jonathan maketh -- also David -- a covenant, because heloveth him as his own soul,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal daughter of Saulloveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 20:17
and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because heloveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 13:1
And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name 'is' Tamar, and Amnon son of Davidloveth her.
(YLT)

1 Kings 3:3
And Solomonloveth Jehovah, to walk in the statutes of David his father -- only, in high places he is sacrificing and making perfume --
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 2:11
Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovahloveth his people, he hath made thee king over them.
(ASV JPS)

2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboamloveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines -- for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines -- and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.
(YLT)

Esther 2:17
and the kingloveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,
(YLT)

Psalms 11:5
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him thatloveth violence his soul hateth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 11:7
For the righteous LORDloveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 33:5
Heloveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, andloveth many days, that he may see good?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 37:28
For the LORDloveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 47:4
He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah
(See JPS)

Psalms 87:2
The LORDloveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 99:4
The king's strength alsoloveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 109:17
And heloveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
(YLT)

Psalms 119:140
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servantloveth it.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 146:8
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORDloveth the righteous:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 3:12
For whom the LORDloveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and heloveth thee.
(YLT)

Proverbs 12:1
Whosoloveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he thatloveth him chasteneth him betimes.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but heloveth him that followeth after righteousness.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 15:12
A scornerloveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 16:13
The delight of kings 'are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly heloveth,
(YLT)

Proverbs 17:17
A friendloveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 17:19
Heloveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdomloveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 21:17
He thatloveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 22:11
He thatloveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 29:3
Whosoloveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ecclesiastes 5:10
He thatloveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Song of Songs 1:7
Tell me, O thou whom my soulloveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Song of Songs 3:1
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soulloveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Song of Songs 3:2
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soulloveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Song of Songs 3:3
The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soulloveth?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Song of Songs 3:4
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soulloveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every oneloveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 14:1
Because Jehovahloveth Jacob, And hath fixed again on Israel, And given them rest on their own land, And joined hath been the sojourner to them, And they have been admitted to the house of Jacob.
(YLT)

Isaiah 48:14
Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovahloveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm'shall be on the Chaldeans.
(ASV JPS)

Hosea 3:1
And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovahloveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
(ASV JPS)

Hosea 10:11
And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, andloveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Hosea 12:7
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: heloveth to oppress.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Malachi 2:11
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which heloveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.
(ASV JPS)

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