1 Corinthians 13:4

74 songs meet this passage

• “No te va a tratar como yo”

  Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido · KAROL G

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4

  Love described here is patient and others-focused, while the song frames love as competition and self-promotion.

• “I will wait and I'll wait for you”

  In Love · Kid Cudi

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4

  Patient waiting and longing echo the patience Paul names as a mark of real love, even here in a simpler romantic sense.

• “I beg you, don't embarrass me like the others”

  Please Please Please · Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love that 'does not seek its own' sits in tension with a plea rooted mainly in protecting one's own image rather than the other person's wellbeing.

• “You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you”

  Taste · Sabrina Carpenter

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here does not envy or insist on its own way, which stands opposite the song's desire to haunt a former partner's new relationship.

• “I like my men all incompetent”

  Manchild · Sabrina Carpenter

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here is patient and not self-seeking; the song's framing of relationships as entertainingly one-sided is satire, not a serious model to live by.

• Mystical Magical · Benson Boone

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here doesn't insist on its own way or wait out another's resistance like a prize to be won; the song's framing of pursuit edges toward that insistence, even playfully.

• One Of The Girls · The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily Rose Depp

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here is patient and kind, not harmful; the song's 'tough love' inverts this into pain sought for its own sake.

• “Living in your glass house, I'm outside”

  That’s So True · Gracie Abrams

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  The ache of being shut out fuels jealousy here, while Paul's description of love insists it does not envy or keep score.

• Dark Thoughts · Lil Tecca

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here is patient, kind, and not boastful; the lyric reduces a woman to a trophy in a rivalry, the opposite posture.

• “Need you to spell it out for me”

  Man I Need · Olivia Dean

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  The desire for clear, honest communication in love echoes the patience and clarity Scripture holds up as part of real love.

• When I Was Your Man · Bruno Mars

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  His past neglect stands in contrast to the patient, others-focused love described here, which he now recognizes he failed to offer.

• Hotline Bling · Drake

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here does not insist on its own way or keep a tally of control; the singer's complaint sounds more like wounded ownership than love.

• “Now I gotta let you go”

  Heat Waves · Glass Animals

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Letting go because it's better for the other person gestures toward a love that doesn't insist on its own way, even if it's muddled with regret.

• “Know that means I'll have to leave”

  Happier · Marshmello ft. Bastille

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love that 'does not insist on its own way' is pictured here in the narrator's painful decision to step back for the other's good.

• “I filled your cup until it overflowed”

  Without Me · Halsey

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Real love described here doesn't keep score or demand recognition, but the singer's giving is framed as something owed back to her.

• “She's everything I'm insecure about”

  drivers license · Olivia Rodrigo

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  The comparison and jealousy driving her pain shows what love isn't; the song names the wound rather than resolving it in patience or security.

• “That was our place, I found it first”

  deja vu · Olivia Rodrigo

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  The singer's claim of ownership over memories and 'firsts' is the opposite of love that doesn't envy or insist on itself; it names a real temptation rather than resolving it.

• “Can't make a wife out of a hoe, oh”

  WITHOUT YOU · The Kid LAROI

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Demeaning the person he's grieving undercuts any real account of love, which Scripture describes as patient and not keeping a record of wrongs.

• “you should go and love yourself”

  Love Yourself · Justin Bieber

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  The parting shot flips the relationship's selfishness back onto the other person; love as Paul describes it doesn't keep score or aim barbs, even in a breakup.

• Treat You Better · Shawn Mendes

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here is patient and not self-seeking; the song's urgency to 'stop wasting time' has an undertone of impatience and self-interest rather than patient care.

• “I don't wanna be needin' your love”

  Sugar · Maroon 5

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Paul describes love as patient and not self-seeking, whereas this song frames love mainly through the narrator's own need and ache.

• “She eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer”

  Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J) · Katy Perry

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described through a real murderer's name is a jarring inversion of the patient, kind love Paul describes.

• Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) · Eminem

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Paul's description of love as patient, not self-seeking, and not easily provoked stands in direct contrast to the relationship depicted here, where rage, control, and deception are the governing forces.

• “If I can't have you, no one should”

  Kill Bill · SZA

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described here is patient and does not seek its own way; the song's version demands possession or destruction instead.

• “I spend her love until she's broke inside”

  Story Of My Life · One Direction

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love that depletes rather than builds up stands against Paul's picture of love that is patient, kind, and not self-seeking.

• “You belong to me”

  Every Breath You Take · The Police

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Real love does not insist on ownership or control; this line claims possession of another person's will, the opposite of patient, non-demanding love.

• What You Want (feat. Total) · Mase

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Biblical love is described as not self-seeking and not easily angered. The song's love comes loaded with conditions, status expectations, and a possessive edge that sits uneasily next to that standard.

• “I just kill a bitch with success”

  Save my soul (the cudi confession) · kid cudi

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Boasting over a former lover's hardship is the opposite of love that doesn't keep score or gloat.

• “I'ma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire”

  Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II (feat. Eminem) · Rihanna

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

  Love described as patient and not self-seeking is the opposite of this closing threat, exposing how far the relationship has drifted from love itself.

• “Did I cross the line?”

  WILDFLOWER · Billie Eilish

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-6

  Her self-questioning hints at an awareness that love should not come at another's expense, even as the relationship's origins remain murky.

• “I can love me better than you can”

  Flowers · Miley Cyrus

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song recasts love as something ultimately supplied by the self, while this passage frames love as other-directed, patient, and self-giving rather than self-sufficient.

• “It's too late for all that lovey-dovey shit”

  Mob Ties · Drake

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love's patience and endurance are explicitly rejected here in favor of coldness and cutting people off.

• “our love's the only one worth fighting for”

  Die With A Smile · Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Scripture places human love within a larger love that bears, hopes, and endures; the song elevates romantic love to an ultimate good, which this passage gently relativizes.

• “if I'm turnin' blue, please don't save me”

  BIRDS OF A FEATHER · Billie Eilish

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love here is cast as willing self-destruction with the beloved rather than patient, protective devotion; true love 'bears all things' without requiring mutual ruin.

• “Far from perfect for each other, but we're working it out”

  Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else · Benson Boone

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The current relationship is described as imperfect but being worked on, while the narrator's heart is already elsewhere, a picture of divided commitment rather than patient, steady love.

• Carry You Home · Alex Warren

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The repeated choosing of commitment regardless of circumstance reflects love's perseverance described here, though without reference to its divine source.

• “I never fall in love, baby, just in case”

  Just In Case · Morgan Wallen

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love as Scripture describes it risks and endures; the narrator's guarded, self-protective stance is the opposite of love that 'bears all things.'

• “No way it was the last night that we break up”

  Last Night · Morgan Wallen

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The on-again off-again cycle is framed as romantic persistence, but love described here is patient and not easily angered, not a repeating fight-and-reunite loop.

• “Only want your love if it's solid”

  30 For 30 (with Kendrick Lamar) · SZA

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's love is conditional and defensive; Paul describes a love that endures and trusts rather than guards itself with threats.

• Azizam · Ed Sheeran

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Treating love as a game sits loosely against Scripture's picture of love as patient, committed, and more than a passing thrill.

• “Honey, was it enough?”

  Add Up My Love · Clairo

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Her question of whether her love measured up stands against Paul's picture of love that doesn't keep score or need validation to be real.

• Die For You · The Weeknd

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Real love as described here is patient and not self-seeking, whereas the song's devotion is tangled with possessiveness and an inability to let go rather than selfless commitment.

• “I will not give you up this time”

  Perfect · Ed Sheeran

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  This picture of steadfast, patient love mirrors the biblical description of love that perseveres and does not give up.

• “Just let me adore you”

  Adore You · Harry Styles

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's devotion is sincere but stays at the level of feeling and desire; Paul's picture of love includes patience, endurance, and selflessness beyond infatuation.

• “Love's a game, wanna play?”

  Blank Space · Taylor Swift

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Real love is patient and kind, not a game of conquest and manipulation; the song's framing of romance as strategy stands against this picture.

• “you'd watch me burn down in flames”

  Grenade · Bruno Mars

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love described here is patient, kind, and mutual; the song's one-sided devotion to someone who'd watch him suffer is love's imitation, not its substance.

• “Only love my bed and my momma, I'm sorry”

  God's Plan · Drake

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  This dismissive view of romantic commitment stands apart from the patient, others-centered love Scripture describes.

• “Kiki, do you love me? Are you riding?”

  In My Feelings · Drake

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song frames love as loyalty tested by material provision and status, while this passage defines love as patient, selfless, and not self-seeking.

• “Callin' it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck”

  Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) · Post Malone & Swae Lee

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The narrator's on-again, off-again devotion falls short of the patient, steadfast love described here; the song never resolves into that kind of commitment.

• Apologize · OneRepublic

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love described here keeps no record of wrongs and endures; the song traces love cooling into resentment instead.

• when the party's over · Billie Eilish

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Where love described here endures and protects, the song's resignation to release suggests love is shown in letting go rather than persevering, a different but not unbiblical form of care.

• “You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard?”

  vampire · Olivia Rodrigo

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Her bitter conclusion that he's incapable of real love stands against Scripture's picture of what love actually requires: patience, honesty, lack of self-interest.

• “You're the reason I believe in love”

  STAY · The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love here is described through another's steadying presence rather than the patient, self-giving love Paul describes, though the longing for real love is genuine.

• “I left my girl, I'm in Mallorca”

  Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON) · Justin Bieber

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The verse's picture of love that doesn't waver sits uneasily beside a narrative of leaving and longing framed almost as a lifestyle detail.

• “I need a girl like you, yeah, yeah”

  Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) · Maroon 5

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's idea of love centers on fun and attraction rather than the patient, selfless love Paul describes.

• All of Me · John Legend

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The embrace of a beloved's imperfections mirrors love that bears and endures all things, though here it's aimed at a person rather than flowing from God's love.

• Ordinary People · John Legend

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's rejection of a fairy-tale script for real, patient, persevering love echoes Paul's picture of love as endurance through imperfection, not a feeling but a choice.

• Time · NF

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The commitment to patience and endurance through conflict echoes love's perseverance described here, even without directly citing it.

• In My Life · The Beatles

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's tone of enduring affection for people across time reflects the patient, bearing-all quality of real love, even without naming its source.

• “Love isn't always on time”

  Hold the Line · Toto

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's love is uncertain and inconsistent, while this passage describes a love that is patient, steadfast, and always hopes and perseveres.

• “I ain't gon' do you wrong while you're gone”

  Respect · Aretha Franklin

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Her claim of faithfulness and loyalty resonates with love's patience and trustworthiness, though the song's frame is romantic rather than sacrificial.

• “Hold on tight, girl, I ain't there yet”

  White Horse · Chris Stapleton

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love described here bears and endures, but the song asks for patience without offering the self-giving commitment that love is meant to include.

• Beautiful Crazy · Luke Combs

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's admiration for her openness and spontaneity mirrors love's patience and delight in another's true self rather than trying to change them.

• “There's nothing left to prove”

  Breathe · Faith Hill

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The rest and security described here mirrors the self-giving, non-striving quality of love Paul describes, though the song stays purely emotional rather than sacrificial.

• Remember When · Alan Jackson

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The honest admission of hurt within marriage is held together by a love that endures and keeps no record of wrongs, which the song's continuation implies.

• “A little bit of love is all that it's needing”

  Heart Like a Truck · Lainey Wilson

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Her admission that love, not more toughness, is what the heart needs echoes love's role as the thing that truly sustains and heals.

• Can You Feel the Love Tonight · Elton John

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  Love's power to level social distinctions and inspire hope in anyone echoes the sweeping, dignifying nature of love Paul describes, though here it stops short of the divine love that grounds it.

• Beauty and the Beast · Angela Lansbury & Disney

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The whole song's portrait of patient, transforming love mirrors this passage's description of love's patient, hopeful character.

• Go Your Own Way · Fleetwood Mac

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The narrator frames love as something gone wrong rather than patient or enduring, showing love curdled by hurt rather than love as Scripture describes it.

• “Love, the dangerous necessity that people seek without regard”

  Drunk and Hot Girls (feat. Mos Def) · Kanye West

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song names love but describes only appetite and impulse, a sharp contrast to love defined as patient, kind, and not self-seeking.

• “Amar es sufrir, querer es gozar”

  Amar y Querer · José José

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The song's definition of amar as patient, self-giving suffering echoes Paul's description of love that bears, believes, hopes, and endures.

• I Walk the Line · Johnny Cash

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  The ease the singer describes in faithfulness reflects love that 'always perseveres,' not love as mere duty.

• “it's unchanging, heavy love”

  Heavy Love · Mali Music

  resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

  The description of a patient, unmoving, unbreaking love closely mirrors Paul's description of love that never fails.

• “My love for you, it never fades”

  To the Moon · Phora

  strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

  Scripture roots a love that 'never fails' in God's character; here the singer promises the same permanence from his own feelings, which is a much shakier foundation.

Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.