150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,

so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.

Remember Lot’s wife.

Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.

I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.

There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”

And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”

and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”

Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.

But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,

for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,

so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.

The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

But that is not the way you learned Christ!—

assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,

to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

and give no opportunity to the devil.

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.

“Judge not, that you be not judged.

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.

A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.

A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

This is the great and first commandment.

And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Do all things without grumbling or disputing,

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.