What is love?

Love is patient
[The Lord] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)

Love is kind
God's kindness leads you toward repentance (Romans 2:4)

love does not brag and is not arrogant
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! (Phil 2:8)

It is not rude
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Matt. 19:14)

it is not self-seeking
[Christ], being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing (Phil 2:6-7)

is not easily angered
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. (Ps 103:8)

it keeps no record of wrongs
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. (Ps 103:12)

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life (John 14:6)

It always protects,
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. (Ps. 36:7)

Always trusts,
How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust (Ps. 40:4)

Always hopes,
In his name the nations will put their hope. (Matt. 12:21)

Always endures.
Even they will perish, but You endure (Ps 102.26)

Love never fails
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence. (2 Sam 22:3)

Who is love?
God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. (1 John 4:16)