Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind: 1 Corinthians 13:4 Print

Four short lines from 1 Corinthians 13:4 sit near the middle of an ivory page: love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast. They are set in a dark brown italic serif, with the reference in small gold capitals above them and a fine gold line around the edge of the sheet. This is the first design from our Love Is Patient wedding set of three, sold here on its own for a single frame.

What 1 Corinthians 13:4 says about love

Paul wrote this letter to a church in Corinth that was divided over status and spiritual gifts, and chapter 13 interrupts that argument with a description of love. Verse 4 begins the list with two things love does and two things it refuses to do: it is patient and kind, and it does not envy or boast. The list continues through verse 7, and verse 8 opens with the line that love never fails. The print keeps verse 4 alone, which leaves room for the words to be set large and read from across a room. At a wedding the verse sounds like a vow, yet what it asks for is ordinary. Patience is needed at the end of a long day, and kindness in the small exchanges of a shared house.

Italic serif, warm ivory and gold details

Most of the page is open ivory. The four lines are centered just above the middle in an italic serif, a dark brown that reads softer than black, with generous space between them. Above the text, 1 Corinthians 13:4 appears in small capitals with wide letter spacing in a muted gold, followed by a tiny leaf ornament and a short gold rule. A matching rule closes the verse below. A fine gold line runs around the whole sheet a little in from the edge, so the print already looks matted before it goes into a frame. The listing photos show it in slim gold frames, which pick up the color of the reference and the border line.

From the wedding day to the bedroom wall

On the wedding day a framed copy can stand on the welcome table or beside the guest book, where four short lines can be read in passing. Afterward it goes home with the couple. One photo shows it centered above a bed with white linens, another leans it on a narrow console by a window, and in both rooms the text is short enough to read from the doorway. For a gift, it suits an engagement or a first anniversary. Since the files arrive as a download, you can print and frame it locally as soon as the order is complete, which helps when a wedding date is close. In the photos of the full set, this print hangs to the left of the blush Cord of Three Strands design.

Files, frame sizes and printing

The download has four JPG files at 300 DPI, one for each ratio: 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 11:14. Between them they fit standard frames from 4x6 up to 24x36 inches, and the table below lists each size. Choose the file by frame. An 8x10 or 16x20 frame takes the 4:5 file, 11x14 takes the 11:14 file, and 12x18 or 24x36 take the 2:3 file. Because the background is a pale ivory, a matte or fine art paper looks best, while gloss shows reflections across all that open space. Print at 100 percent with any fit to page option switched off, so the gold border stays the same distance from every edge. Nothing is shipped and no frame is included.

Sizes and formats

Frequently asked questions

Which wording is on the print, and can I have it in the King James Version?

The print uses the modern wording most people know from weddings: love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast. In the King James Version the verse begins "Charity suffereth long, and is kind." Would you like the verse in the KJV? Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and the KJV files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Your download is not affected.

How is this different from the Love Is Patient set of three?

The set includes this exact print plus two companions in the same layout: Ecclesiastes 4:12 on a soft blush background and Ruth 1:16 on ivory. The single is enough when you have one spot to fill, such as a nightstand, a console or a welcome table. For a row of frames above a mantel or a bed, the set keeps the type, gold details and spacing identical across all three.

What size works above a bed?

Above a queen or king bed a single portrait print needs some presence, so look at 16x24 or 20x30 inches from the 2:3 file, or 18x24 from the 3:4 file. Hang it with the bottom edge roughly 8 to 10 inches above the headboard. On a nightstand or a narrow console, an 8x10 print from the 4:5 file is a comfortable size.

Can the verse be set larger on the page?

Yes. If you would like the four lines larger, email support@theframedverse.com after your order and ask for a larger verse text. You can put that request in the same message as a request for the King James files. Your original download is not affected, so you can compare both versions before you print.

Is there a version with the longer passage?

Yes, two. The shop has a separate 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 print in the King James wording, with each verse as its own short stanza on ivory. The Wedding Scripture Print Set of 4 includes 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, ending on "Love never fails", alongside Ruth 1:16, Numbers 6:24-26 and a landscape Cord of Three Strands. This print keeps verse 4 alone, set large.