A.T. Robertson Commentary 1 Corinthians 13:5

"doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;" — 1 Corinthians 13:5 (ASV)

Doth not behave itself unseemly (ουκ ασχημονε). Old verb from ασχημων (12:23). In N.T. only here and 7:36. Not indecent.

Seeketh not its own (ου ζητε τα εαυτης). Its own interests (10:24,33).

Is not provoked (ου παροξυνετα). Old word. In N.T. only here and Ac 17:16 which see. Irritation or sharpness of spirit. And yet Paul felt it in Athens (exasperation) and he and Barnabas had παροξυσμος (paroxysm) in Antioch (15:39). See good sense of παροξυσμος in Heb 10:24.

Taketh not account of evil (ου λογιζετα το κακον). Old verb from λογος, to count up, to take account of as in a ledger or note-book, "the evil" (το κακον) done to love with a view to settling the account.