1 Corinthians 13:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
does not rejoiceχαίρει
(chairei)
5463: to rejoice, be glada prim. verb
in unrighteousness,ἀδικίᾳ
(adikia)
93: injustice, unrighteousnessfrom adikos
but rejoicesσυγχαίρει
(sunchairei)
4796: to rejoice withfrom sun and chairó
with the truth;ἀληθείᾳ
(alētheia)
225: truthfrom aléthés


















KJV Lexicon
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
χαιρει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
chairo  khah'-ee-ro:  to be cheerful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
επι  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αδικια  noun - dative singular feminine
adikia  ad-ee-kee'-ah:  (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act) -- iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.
συγχαιρει  verb - present active indicative - second person singular
sugchairo  soong-khah'-ee-ro:  to sympathize in gladness, congratulate -- rejoice in (with).
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αληθεια  noun - dative singular feminine
aletheia  al-ay'-thi-a:  truth -- true, truly, truth, verity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

King James Bible
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.

International Standard Version
is never glad with sin; she's always glad to side with truth, and pleased that truth will win.

NET Bible
It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Rejoices not in evil, but rejoices in the truth,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It isn't happy when injustice is done, but it is happy with the truth.

King James 2000 Bible
Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
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