150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment

But I saye vnto you: loue youre enemies: Blesse the that cursse you: Do good to the that hate you: Praye for the which do you wronge and persecute you,

Dearly beloued, auenge not youre selues, but geue rowme vnto the wrath off God. For it is wrytte: Vengeaunce is myne, and I wil rewarde, sayeth ye LORDE.

Therfore yf thine enemye hunger, fede him: Yf he thyrst, geue him drinke. For in so doinge thou shalt heape coales of fyre vpo his heade.

Be not ouercome with euell, but ouercome thou euell with good.

Let all bytternes, and fearsnes, and wrath, and roaringe,

But be ye curteous one to another, mercifull, and forgeue one another, eue as God hath forgeuen you in Christ.

forbearinge one another, and forgeuynge one another, yf eny man haue a quarell agaynst another. Like as Christ hath forgeuen you, euen so do ye also.

Yf eny man saye: I loue God,

And this comaundement haue we of him, that he which loueth God, shulde loue his brother also.

Euell will stereth vp strife, but loue couereth ye multitude of synnes.

Loue is pacient

seketh not hir awne, is not prouoked vnto anger, thynketh not euell,

Recopence not euell for euell, nether rebuke for rebuke: but cotrary wyse, blesse: and knowe that ye are called therto, euen yt ye shulde be heyres of ye blessynge.

For yf ye forgeue other men their treaspases, youre heauenly father shall also forgeue you.

But and ye wyll not forgeue me their trespases, nomore shall youre father forgeue you youre trespases.

Recompese vnto no man euell for euell. Prouyde honestie afore hade towarde euery ma.

Yf it be possible (as moch as in you is) haue peace with all men.

A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

But the frute of the sprete, is loue, ioye, peace, longe sufferinge, getlenes, goodnesse, faithfulnes,

mekenesse, teperaunce, Agaynst soch is not ye lawe:

Yf thine enemie honger, fede him: yf he thyrst, geue him drynke:

for so shalt thou heape coales offyre vpo his heade, and the LORDE shal rewarde the.

Wherfore deare brethren, let euery man be swifte to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

For the wrath of ma worketh not that which is righteous before God.

But I saye vnto you that heare: Loue youre enemies: do good vnto them that hate you:

blesse them that curse you: praye for them that wrongfully trouble you.

Loue doth his neghboure no euell. Therfore is loue ye fulfillynge of the lawe.

Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him.

Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell.

but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes.

Who so couereth another mans offence, seketh loue: but he yt discloseth the faute, setteth frendes at variaunce.

Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace

Se that none recompence euell for euell vnto eny man: but euer folowe that which is good, both amoge youre selues and to all men.

Neuerthelesse in all these thinges we ouercome farre, for his sake that loued vs.

For sure I am, that nether death ner life, nether angell, ner rule, nether power, nether thinges present, nether thinges to come,

nether heyth, ner loweth, nether eny other creature shalbe able to separate vs from the loue of God, which is in Christ Iesu oure LORDE.

let all youre thinges be done in loue.

Be angrie, but synne not. Let not ye Sonne go downe vpo youre wrath:

Furthermore brethren, whatsoeuer thinges are true, whatsoeuer thinges are honest, what soeuer thinges are iust, what so euer thinges are pure, what soeuer thinges pertayne to loue, whatsoeuer thinges are of honest reporte: yf there be eny vertuous thinge, yf there be eny laudable thinge,

Therfore what soeuer ye wolde that me shulde do to you, eue so do ye to them. This ys the lawe and the Prophetes.

Dearly beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God. And euery one yt loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

Take hede to youre selues. Yf thy brother trespace agaynst the, rebuke him:

and yf he amende, forgeue him. And though he synne agaynst the seuen tymes in a daye, and come seuen tymes in a daye to ye agayne, and saye: It repenteth me, forgeue him.

As for hope, is letteth vs not come to cofusion, because the loue of God is shed abrode in oure hertes, by the holy goost which is geuen vnto vs.

A pacient man is better then one that is stroge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he yt wynneth a cite.

But the wissdom that is fro aboue, is fyrst pure, the peasable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good frutes, without iudgynge, and without simulacion:

yee, and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace, of the that mayntene peace.

reioyseth not ouer iniquyte, but reioyseth in the trueth,

beareth all thinges, beleueth all thinges, hopeth all thinges, suffreth all thinges.

A wyse man putteth of displeasure,

A new comaundemet geue I you, that ye loue together as I haue loued you, yt euen so ye loue one another.

By this shal euery man knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.

Then came Peter vnto him,

Iesus saide vnto hi: I saye not vnto ye seue tymes, but seuetie tymes seuen tymes.

An angrie man stereth vp strife, but he yt is pacient stilleth discorde.

I wil therfore that men praye in all places, liftinge vp pure hades without wrath or dowtynge.

For thou LORDE art good and gracious,

Brethren, Yf eny ma be ouertaken of a faute, ye which are spirituall, enfourme him with a meke sprete: and considre thine owne selfe, that thou also be not tempted.

Be ye the folowers therfore of God as deare children,

and walke in loue, euen as Christ loued vs, and gaue him selfe for vs an offerynge and sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto God.

But Iesus sayde: Father, forgeue them, for they wote not what they do. And they parted his garmentes, and cast lottes therfore.

The LORDE is full of compassion and mercy, longe sufferinge, and of greate goodnesse.

He wil not allwaye be chydinge, nether wil he kepe his anger for euer.

He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses.

For ther shalbe iudgement merciles to him that sheweth no mercy,

Let vs therfore folowe those thinges which make for peace,

But loke vnto who ye forgeue eny thinge, I forgeue hi also. For I also, yf I forgeue ought vnto eny ma, that forgeue I for youre sakes in the rowme of Christ,

lest we shulde be preuented of Sathan. For his thoughtes are not vnknowne vnto vs.

Put thou thy trust in ye LORDE,

Delyte thou in the LORDE,

Peace I leaue vnto you, my peace I geue you: I geue not vnto you, as the worlde geueth. Let not yor hert be troubled, nether let it be afrayed.

Put thy trust in ye LORDE with all thine herte, and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstondinge.

In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto him, and he shal ordre thy goinges.

Folowe after peace with all men, and holynes, without the which no man shal se the LORDE,

ad loke well, that no ma be destitute of the grace of God, lest there sprynge vp eny bytter rote, and cause disquyetnes, and therby many be defyled:

Be kynde one to another with brotherly loue. In geuynge honoure go one before another.

He that sayeth he is in lighte, and hateth his brother, is yet in darknesse.

He yt loueth his brother, abydeth in the lighte, and there is none occasion of euell in him.

But he yt hateth his brother, is in darknes, and walketh in darknes, and can not tell whither he goeth, for ye darknes hath blynded his eyes.

And the peace of God rule in youre hertes, to the which (peace) ye are called also in one body: and se yt ye be thanfull.

Wherfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle, and ypocrisye, and envye, and all bacbytinge,

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.

He yt hath a gentle liberall stomacke, is mercifull: but who so hurteth his neghbor, is a tyraut.

Therfore doth God set forth his loue towarde vs, in yt Christ dyed for vs,whan we were yet synners:

And as ye wolde that men shulde do vnto you, euen so do ye vnto them likewyse.

Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.

with all humblenes off mynde and mekenes, and longe sufferinge, forbearinge one another in loue,

and be diligent to kepe the vnite of the sprete thorow the bonde of peace.

Now abydeth faith, hope, loue, these thre: but the greatest of these is loue.

The God off hope fyll you wt all ioye and peace in beleuynge, yt ye maye be plenteous in hope thorow ye power of the holy goost.

But as touchinge brotherly loue, ye nede not that I wryte vnto you, for ye youre selues are taught of God to loue one another:

yee and that thinge ye do vnto all the brethre, which are thorow out all Macedonia. But we beseke you brethren that ye increace yet more and more,

The LORDE is gracious and mercifull, longe sufferynge

The LORDE is louynge vnto euery man, and his mercy is ouer all his workes.

A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

For who so listeth to lyue, and wolde fayne se good dayes, Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes yt they speake no gyle.

Let him eschue euell,

This is my comaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.

Submit youre selues to God, and resist the deuell,

Let loue be without dissimulacion. Hate that which is euell: Cleue vnto that which is good.

For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, namely in this: loue thy neghboure as thy selfe.

But yf ye byte and deuoure one another, take hede, that ye be not consumed one of another.

Let no filthy communicacion proceade out of youre mouth, but that which is good to edifye withall, wha nede is, that it be gracious to heare.

Now therfore as the electe of God, holy and beloued, put on tender mercye, kyndnes, humblenes of mynde, mekenesse, longe sufferynge,

Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy.

With pacience maye a prynce be pacified,

Greate is the peace yt they haue which loue yi lawe,

Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged:

For as ye iudge, so shal ye be iudged. And with what measure ye meete, with the same shall it be measured to you agayne.

For this is the tydinges which ye haue herde from the begynnynge, that ye shulde loue one another,

Therfore canst thou not excuse thyselfe (O ma) who soeuer thou be that iudgest: for loke wherin thou iudgest another, thou condemnest thy selfe, in so moch as thou that iudgest, doest euen the same.

that there be nothinge done thorow stryfe and vayne glory, but that thorow mekenesse of mynde euery man esteme another better then himselfe:

and let euery ma loke not for his awne profet, but for the profet of other.

He answered and sayde: Thou shalt loue thy LORDE God with all thy hert, with all thy soule, with all thy strength, and with all thy mynde, and thy neghboure as thy self.

No man hath greater loue, then to set his life for his frende.

Feare is not in loue, but perfecte loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnes. He that feareth, is not perfecte in loue.

Trye me (o God) and seke the grounde of myne hert: proue me,

Loke well, yf there be eny waye of wickednesse in me,

Let noman seke his awne profit, but let euery man seke anothers welth.

It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.

Owe nothinge to eny man, but to loue one another. For he that loueth another, hath fulfylled the lawe.

But aboue all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.

Wherfore put awaye lyenge, and speake euery man the trueth vnto his neghboure, for as moch as we are membres one of another.

Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle.

Let him eschue euell, and do good: Let him seke peace

Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

which whan he was reuyled, reuyled not agayne: wha he suffred, he threatened not: but commytted the cause vnto him, that iudgeth righteously:

I beseke you brethre by the mercyfulnesse of God, that ye geue ouer youre bodies for a sacrifice, yt is quycke holy, and acceptable vnto God, which is yor reasonable seruynge off God.

And fashion not youre selues like vnto this worlde, but be chaunged thorow the renewynge off yor mynde, yt ye maye proue, what thinge that good, yt acceptable,

Wherfore comforte youre selues together, and edifye one another, euen as ye do.

Yf eny of you lacke wyssdome, let him axe of God, which geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teth: and it shal be geue him.

He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.

Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.

Fynally brethren, reioyse, be parfecte, coforte yor selues, be of one mynde, be peaceable, and the God of loue and peace shalbe wt you.

Dearly beleued, beleue not ye euery sprete, but proue the spretes, whether they be of God. For many false prophetes are gone out in to the worlde.

Take hede therfore how ye walke circumspectly, not as the vnwyse, but as ye wyse,

and redeme the tyme, for it is a miserable tyme.

Comitte thy waye vnto ye LORDE, set thy hope in him, and he shal brynge it to passe.

Yee he shall make thy rightuousnesse as cleare as the light,

And forgeue vs oure dettes, as we also forgeue oure detters.

Now whyle they contynued axynge him, he lift him self vp, and sayde vnto them: He that is amonge you without synne, let him cast the first stone at her.

The north wynde dryueth awaye the rayne, euen so doth an earnest sober countenauce a backbyters tonge.

Be not carefull, but in all thinges let yor peticions in prayer and supplicacion, with geuynge of thankes be knowne before God.

And ye peace of God, which passeth all vnderstodinge, kepe youre hertes and myndes in Christ Iesu.

But the frute of the sprete, is loue, ioye, peace, longe sufferinge, getlenes, goodnesse, faithfulnes,

that there shulde be no stryfe in the body, but that the membres shulde indifferently care one for another. And yf one membre suffre, all the membres suffre with him:

and yf one membre be had in honoure, all the membres are glad with him also.

and let vs considre one another to ye prouokinge of loue and of good workes:

and let vs not forsake the fellishippe that we haue amoge oure selues, as the maner of some is: but let vs exhorte one another, and that so moch the more, because ye se that the daye draweth nye.

For we wrestle not agaynst flesh and bloude, but agaynst rule, agaynst power namely, agaynst the rulers of the worlde, of the darknesse of this worlde, agaynst ye spretes of wickednes vnder the heauen.

Yf thy brother trespace agaynst the, go and tell him his faute betwene the and him alone. Yf he heare the, thou hast wone thy brother.

Beholde, how good

Reioyse in hope, be pacient in trouble. Continue in prayer.

but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes.

Be ye herberous one to another without grudginge,

The vnite of brethren is stronger then a castell, and they that holde together are like the barre of a palace.

Oput yor trust in him allwaye (ye people) poure out yor hertes before him, for God is oure hope.

And thou, which art the doer and hast the matter in honde: shalt prouyde for peace, eue the peace yt me hope for in the.

Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete

Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre.

We that are stronge ought to beare ye fraylnesse of them which are weake, and not to stonde in oure awne consaytes.

Be ye therfore mercifull, as youre father also is mercifull.

which comforteth vs in all oure trouble: in so moch yt we are able to comforte them that are in eny maner of trouble, with the same comforte wher with we oure selues are comforted of God.

But be ye curteous one to another, mercifull, and forgeue one another, eue as God hath forgeuen you in Christ.

But as for them, thou (o God) shalt cast them downe in to the pitte of destruccion.

Let youre conuersacion be without couetousnes, and be content with that ye haue allready, for he hath sayde: I wyl not fayle the nether forsake the,

so that we maye boldely saye: The LORDE is my helper, and I wyl not feare what man maye do vnto me.

Knowlege youre fautes one to another: and praye one for another, that ye maye be healed. The prayer of a righteous man auayleth moche, yf it be feruet.

Iesus saide vnto him: Thou shalt loue the LORDE thy God with all thy hert, with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde:

this is the pryncipall and greatest comaundement.

As for the seconde, it is like vnto it: Thou shalt loue thy neghboure as thy self.

We desyre you brethre, warne them that are vnruly, coforte the feble mynded, forbeare the weake, be pacient towarde all men.

They that ymagin euell in their mynde, wil disceaue: but the councelers of peace shal heaue ioye folowinge the.

The God of pacience and consolacion graunte you to be like mynded one towarde another, acordinge vnto Iesu Christ,

that ye beynge of one mynde, maye wt one mouth prayse God the father of oure LORDE Iesu Christ.

Seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of heauen and the righteousnes therof, so shal all these thynges be ministred vnto you.

For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his onely sonne, that who so euer beleueth in hi, shulde not perishe, but haue euerlastinge life.

beareth all thinges, beleueth all thinges, hopeth all thinges, suffreth all thinges.

Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde,

For he is or peace, which of both hath made one, and hath broken downe the wall, that was a stoppe betwene vs,

Let him eschue euell,

And he sayde vnto them: Take hede, and bewarre of couetousnesse, for no man lyueth therof, that he hath abundaunce of goodes.

Do all thinges without murmurynges and disputinges,

that ye maye be fautles and pure, and the childre of God without rebuke, in the myddes of ye croked and peruerse nacion, amonge whom se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde,

Therwith blesse we God the father, and therwith cursse we men which are made after the similitude of God.

Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethre these thinges ought not so to be.

For where two or thre are gathered together i my name, there am I in the myddest amonge them.

Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of death, yet I feare no euell, for thou art with me: thy staffe

A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man.

But thou man of God, flye soche thinges: folowe righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes:

But yf we knowlege oure synnes, he is faithfull and iust to forgeue vs oure synnes,

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To be fleshly mynded, is death: but to be goostly mynded, is life and peace.

Whyle we haue tyme therfore, let vs do good vnto all men but specially vnto the which are of ye housholde of faith.

And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficiet for the. For my strength is made perfecte thorow weaknes. Very glad therfore wil I reioyse in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me.

Therfore am I contente in infirmities, in rebukes, in necessities, in persecucions, in anguysshes for Christes sake: for wha I am weake, the am I stroge.

Amonge the proude there is euer strife, but amonge those that do all thinges with aduysement, there is wy?dome.

Neuertheles, thou herdest myne humble prayer, when I cried vnto the. O loue the LORDE (all ye his sayntes) for the LORDE preserueth the faithfull, and plenteously rewardeth he the proude doer. Be stroge therfore

These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace. In ye worlde haue ye trouble, but be of good comforte, I haue ouercome the worlde.

Let youre light so shyne before men, that they maye se youre good workes, and glorify youre father which is in heauen.