Bible verses about "crushes" | BBE

²⁵ Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

¹ But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine.

²⁸ But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

⁵ Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;

² Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth. ³ For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God. ⁴ At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory. ⁵ Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

⁵ Better is open protest than love kept secret. ⁶ The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

³¹ But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

⁸ For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things. ⁹ The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

²⁵ And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller? ²⁶ If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

³⁰ Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

³⁰ Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

⁹ But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

⁴ Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; ⁵ Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; ⁶ It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true; ⁷ Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

²² But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.