In choosing the words recorded in this verse, Paul doubtless had in mind what we read at Proverbs 25: 21, 22: “If the one hating you is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
सहनशील, निःस्वार्थ असे ज्वलंत प्रेमही [या निखाऱ्‍यांप्रमाणेच] शक्‍तिशाली असते.