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150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment
Never seek revenge, my friends; instead, leave that to God’s anger; for in the Tanakh it is written, “Adonai says, ‘Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay.’”
In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the ‘olam hazeh. Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed.
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this, you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head.”
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness.
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.
Bear with one another; if anyone has a complaint against someone else, forgive him. Indeed, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For if a person does not love his brother, whom he has seen, then he cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
Yes, this is the command we have from him: whoever loves God must love his brother too.
Love is patient and kind, not jealous, not boastful,
not proud, rude or selfish, not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs.
not repaying evil with evil or insult with insult, but, on the contrary, with blessing. For it is to this that you have been called, so that you may receive a blessing.
For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
but if you do not forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will not forgive yours.
Repay no one evil for evil, but try to do what everyone regards as good.
If possible, and to the extent that it depends on you, live in peace with all people.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things.
If someone who hates you is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
For you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head, and Adonai will reward you.
Therefore, my dear brothers, let every person be quick to listen but slow to speak, slow to get angry;
Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations;
for a person’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness!
Nevertheless, to you who are listening, what I say is this: “Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.
He who conceals an offense promotes love, but he who harps on it can separate even close friends.
See that no one repays evil for evil; on the contrary, always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone.
No, in all these things we are superconquerors, through the one who has loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming,
neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.
Be angry, but don’t sin — don’t let the sun go down before you have dealt with the cause of your anger;
In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy.
“Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that sums up the teaching of the Torah and the Prophets.
Beloved friends, let us love one another; because love is from God; and everyone who loves has God as his Father and knows God.
Those who do not love, do not know God; because God is love.
Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
That is how it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
On that day, if someone is on the roof with his belongings in his house, he must not go down to take them away. Similarly, if someone is in the field, he must not turn back —
remember Lot’s wife!
Whoever aims at preserving his own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will stay alive.
I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed — one will be taken and the other left behind.
There will be two women grinding grain together — one will be taken and the other left behind.”
They asked him, “Where, Lord?” He answered, “Wherever there’s a dead body, that’s where the vultures gather.”
Also, if seven times in one day he sins against you, and seven times he comes to you and says, ‘I repent,’ you are to forgive him.”
and this hope does not let us down, because God’s love for us has already been poured out in our hearts through the Ruach HaKodesh who has been given to us.
He who controls his temper is better than a war hero, he who rules his spirit better than he who captures a city.
But the wisdom from above is, first of all, pure, then peaceful, kind, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
And peacemakers who sow seed in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
Love does not gloat over other people’s sins but takes its delight in the truth.
Love always bears up, always trusts, always hopes, always endures.
People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
“I am giving you a new command: that you keep on loving each other. In the same way that I have loved you, you are also to keep on loving each other.
Everyone will know that you are my talmidim by the fact that you have love for each other.”
Then Kefa came up and said to him, “Rabbi, how often can my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven times?”
“No, not seven times,” answered Yeshua, “but seventy times seven!
Therefore, it is my wish that when the men pray, no matter where, they should lift up hands that are holy — they should not become angry or get into arguments.
Brothers, suppose someone is caught doing something wrong. You who have the Spirit should set him right, but in a spirit of humility, keeping an eye on yourselves so that you won’t be tempted too.
So imitate God, as his dear children;
try to determine what will please the Lord.
Have nothing to do with the deeds produced by darkness, but instead expose them,
for it is shameful even to speak of the things these people do in secret.
But everything exposed to the light is revealed clearly for what it is,
since anything revealed is a light. This is why it says, “Get up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you!”
Therefore, pay careful attention to how you conduct your life — live wisely, not unwisely.
Use your time well, for these are evil days.
So don’t be foolish, but try to understand what the will of the Lord is.
Don’t get drunk with wine, because it makes you lose control. Instead, keep on being filled with the Spirit —
sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to each other; sing to the Lord and make music in your heart to him;
and live a life of love, just as also the Messiah loved us, indeed, on our behalf gave himself up as an offering, as a slaughtered sacrifice to God with a pleasing fragrance.
Yeshua said, “Father, forgive them; they don’t understand what they are doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice.
For judgment will be without mercy toward one who doesn’t show mercy; but mercy wins out over judgment.
Anyone you forgive, I forgive too. For indeed, whatever I have forgiven, if there has been anything to forgive, has been for your sake in the presence of the Messiah
so that we will not be taken advantage of by the Adversary — for we are quite aware of his schemes!
Trust in Adonai, and do good; settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
But Adonai will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.
Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
Adonai is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
Then you will delight yourself in Adonai, and he will give you your heart’s desire.
“What I am leaving with you is shalom — I am giving you my shalom. I don’t give the way the world gives. Don’t let yourselves be upset or frightened.
Trust in Adonai with all your heart; do not rely on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him; then he will level your paths.
Keep pursuing shalom with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
See to it that no one misses out on God’s grace, that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble and thus contaminates many,
Love each other devotedly and with brotherly love; and set examples for each other in showing respect.
and let the shalom which comes from the Messiah be your heart’s decision-maker, for this is why you were called to be part of a single Body. And be thankful —
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, of all deceit, hypocrisy and envy, and of all the ways there are of speaking against people;
But God demonstrates his own love for us in that the Messiah died on our behalf while we were still sinners.
Being slow to anger goes with great understanding, being quick-tempered makes folly still worse.
Always be humble, gentle and patient, bearing with one another in love,
But this is not the lesson you learned from the Messiah!
If you really listened to him and were instructed about him, then you learned that since what is in Yeshua is truth,
then, so far as your former way of life is concerned, you must strip off your old nature, because your old nature is thoroughly rotted by its deceptive desires;
and you must let your spirits and minds keep being renewed,
and clothe yourselves with the new nature created to be godly, which expresses itself in the righteousness and holiness that flow from the truth.
Therefore, stripping off falsehood, let everyone speak truth with his neighbor, because we are intimately related to each other as parts of a body.
Be angry, but don’t sin — don’t let the sun go down before you have dealt with the cause of your anger;
otherwise you leave room for the Adversary.
The thief must stop stealing; instead, he should make an honest living by his own efforts. This way he will be able to share with those in need.
Let no harmful language come from your mouth, only good words that are helpful in meeting the need, words that will benefit those who hear them.
and making every effort to preserve the unity the Spirit gives through the binding power of shalom.
But for now, three things last — trust, hope, love; and the greatest of these is love.
May God, the source of hope, fill you completely with joy and shalom as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope.
Adonai is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and great in grace.
Adonai is good to all; his compassion rests on all his creatures.
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a cautious person slighted conceals his feelings.
For “Whoever wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
turn from evil and do good, seek peace and chase after it.
Therefore, submit to God. Moreover, take a stand against the Adversary, and he will flee from you.
Don’t let love be a mere outward show. Recoil from what is evil, and cling to what is good.
For the whole of the Torah is summed up in this one sentence: “Love your neighbor as yourself”;
but if you go on snapping at each other and tearing each other to pieces, watch out, or you will be destroyed by each other!
Let no harmful language come from your mouth, only good words that are helpful in meeting the need, words that will benefit those who hear them.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with feelings of compassion and with kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
So if you, even though you are bad, know how to give your children gifts that are good, how much more will your Father in heaven keep giving good things to those who keep asking him!
“Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that sums up the teaching of the Torah and the Prophets.
“Go in through the narrow gate; for the gate that leads to destruction is wide and the road broad, and many travel it;
but it is a narrow gate and a hard road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
“Beware of the false prophets! They come to you wearing sheep’s clothing, but underneath they are hungry wolves!
You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
Likewise, every healthy tree produces good fruit, but a poor tree produces bad fruit.
A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, or a poor tree good fruit.
Any tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire!
For the way you judge others is how you will be judged — the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure to you.
For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning: that we should love each other
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, passing judgment; for when you judge someone else, you are passing judgment against yourself; since you who are judging do the same things he does.
Do nothing out of rivalry or vanity; but, in humility, regard each other as better than yourselves —
For he risked his life and nearly died working for the Messiah, in order to give me the help you were not in a position to give.
look out for each other’s interests and not just for your own.
He answered, “You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your understanding; and your neighbor as yourself.”
There is no fear in love. On the contrary, love that has achieved its goal gets rid of fear, because fear has to do with punishment; the person who keeps fearing has not been brought to maturity in regard to love.
Examine me, God, and know my heart; test me, and know my thoughts.
See if there is in me any hurtful way, and lead me along the eternal way.
Don’t owe anyone anything — except to love one another; for whoever loves his fellow human being has fulfilled Torah.
Above all these, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together perfectly;
Therefore, stripping off falsehood, let everyone speak truth with his neighbor, because we are intimately related to each other as parts of a body.
Which of you takes pleasure in living? Who wants a long life to see good things?
[If you do,] keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceiving talk;
When he was insulted, he didn’t retaliate with insults; when he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but handed them over to him who judges justly.
I exhort you, therefore, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer yourselves as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please him; it is the logical “Temple worship” for you.
Love each other devotedly and with brotherly love; and set examples for each other in showing respect.
Don’t be lazy when hard work is needed, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor.
Rejoice in your hope, be patient in your troubles, and continue steadfastly in prayer.
Share what you have with God’s people, and practice hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you — bless them, don’t curse them!
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Be sensitive to each other’s needs — don’t think yourselves better than others, but make humble people your friends. Don’t be conceited.
Repay no one evil for evil, but try to do what everyone regards as good.
If possible, and to the extent that it depends on you, live in peace with all people.
Never seek revenge, my friends; instead, leave that to God’s anger; for in the Tanakh it is written, “Adonai says, ‘Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay.’”
In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the ‘olam hazeh. Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed.
Therefore, encourage each other, and build each other up — just as you are doing.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
A knowledgeable person controls his tongue; a discerning person controls his temper.
Even a fool, if he stays silent, is thought wise; he who keeps his mouth shut can pass for smart.
And now, brothers, shalom! Put yourselves in order, pay attention to my advice, be of one mind, live in shalom — and the God of love and shalom will be with you.
Dear friends, don’t trust every spirit. On the contrary, test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Therefore, pay careful attention to how you conduct your life — live wisely, not unwisely.
Use your time well, for these are evil days.
Commit your way to Adonai; trust in him, and he will act.
He will make your vindication shine forth like light, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
When they kept questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The one of you who is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Don’t worry about anything; on the contrary, make your requests known to God by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving.
Then God’s shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
So that there will be no disagreements within the body, but rather all the parts will be equally concerned for all the others.
Thus if one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; and if one part is honored, all the parts share its happiness.
And let us keep paying attention to one another, in order to spur each other on to love and good deeds,
not neglecting our own congregational meetings, as some have made a practice of doing, but, rather, encouraging each other. And let us do this all the more as you see the Day approaching.
For we are not struggling against human beings, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.
“Moreover, if your brother commits a sin against you, go and show him his fault — but privately, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
A song of ascents. By David: Oh, how good, how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in harmony.
More than anything, keep loving each other actively; because love covers many sins.
Welcome one another into your homes without grumbling.
It is harder to win an offended brother than a strong city; their fights are like the bars of a fortress.
“A person whose desire rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
The way that we have come to know love is through his having laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers!
So we who are strong have a duty to bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong, rather than please ourselves.
who encourages us in all our trials, so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God.
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.
What he said sounded smoother than butter, but his heart was at war. His words seemed more soothing than oil, but in fact they were sharp swords.
Keep your lives free from the love of money; and be satisfied with what you have; for God himself has said, “I will never fail you or abandon you.”
Therefore, we say with confidence, “Adonai is my helper; I will not be afraid — what can a human being do to me?”
Therefore, openly acknowledge your sins to one another, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
He told him, “‘You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.’
This is the greatest and most important mitzvah.
And a second is similar to it, ‘You are to love your neighbor as yourself.’
but we urge you, brothers, to confront those who are lazy, your aim being to help them change, to encourage the timid, to assist the weak, and to be patient with everyone.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but for those advising peace there is joy.
And may God, the source of encouragement and patience, give you the same attitude among yourselves as the Messiah Yeshua had,
so that with one accord and with one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only and unique Son, so that everyone who trusts in him may have eternal life, instead of being utterly destroyed.
For he himself is our shalom — he has made us both one and has broken down the m’chitzah which divided us
Then to the people he said, “Be careful to guard against all forms of greed, because even if someone is rich, his life does not consist in what he owns.”
Do everything without kvetching or arguing,
so that you may be blameless and pure children of God, without defect in the midst of a twisted and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the sky,
Even if I pass through death-dark ravines, I will fear no disaster; for you are with me; your rod and staff reassure me.
let your conversation always be gracious and interesting, so that you will know how to respond to any particular individual.
But you, as a man of God, flee from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
If we acknowledge our sins, then, since he is trustworthy and just, he will forgive them and purify us from all wrongdoing.
Stay awake, and pray that you will not be put to the test — the spirit indeed is eager, but human nature is weak.”
Having one’s mind controlled by the old nature is death, but having one’s mind controlled by the Spirit is life and shalom.
Therefore, as the opportunity arises, let us do what is good to everyone, and especially to the family of those who are trustingly faithful.
Love Adonai, you faithful of his. Adonai preserves the loyal, but the proud he repays in full.
“I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom. In the world, you have tsuris. But be brave! I have conquered the world!”
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.