1 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV)

Passage

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1 Corinthians 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

1 Corinthians 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doth", "behave", "unseemly", "seeketh", "easily", "provoked", "thinketh", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "behave", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Charity suffereth long and is kind charity..." into verse 6's "Rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in...", so "doth" and "behave" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "doth" and "behave" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.