150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment

but I say to you, Love your enemies; bless those cursing you, do well to those hating you; and pray for those abusing and persecuting you,

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath, for it has been written, “Vengeance is Mine,” “I will repay,” says the Lord. Deut. 32:35

Then “if a hostile one to you hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for doing this you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Prov. 25:21, 22

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

Let all bitterness, and anger, and wrath, and tumult, and evil speaking be put away from you, along with all malice.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, having forgiven one another, even as also God forgave you in Christ.

bearing with one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also you should forgive.

If anyone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother whom he has seen, how is he able to love God whom he has not seen?

And we have this commandment from Him, that the one who loves God also loves his brother.

Hating stirs up strifes, but love covers all transgressions.

Love patiently endures, is kind; love is not envious; love boasts not itself, is not puffed up;

does not behave unbecomingly, does not seek the things of itself, is not easily provoked, does not impute evil;

not giving back evil for evil, or reviling against reviling; but, on the contrary, give blessing; knowing that you were called to this in order that you might inherit blessing.

For if you forgive men their deviations, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you will not forgive men their deviations, neither will your Father forgive your deviations.

returning evil for evil to no one; considering beforehand good things before all men. Prov. 3:4

If possible, from you being in peace with all men;

A soft answer turns back wrath, but a word of pain causes anger to go up.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

meekness, self-control. Against such things there is not a law.

If one hating you is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

for you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and Jehovah shall reward you.

So that, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

For the wrath of man does not fully work the righteousness of God.

But I say to you, the ones hearing: Love the hostile ones of you, do well to the ones hating you.,

bless those cursing you and pray for those insulting you.

Love does not work bad to the neighbor. Then the fulfillment of Law is love.

Everyone hating the brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have everlasting life abiding in him.

Abstain from anger and cease from fury; also do not inflame yourself to do evil.

but before all things having fervent love to yourselves, “because love will cover a multitude of sins”. Prov. 10:12

One who covers a transgression seeks love, but one repeating a matter separates from a friend.

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

See that not any one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

But in all these things we are more than a conquerer through Him loving us.

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

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Let all your things be in love.

“Be angry, but do not sin;” do not let the sun go down on your wrath, LXX-Psa. 4:4; MT-Psa. 4:5

For the rest, brothers, as many things as are true, as many as are honorable, as many as are right, as many as are pure, as many as are pleasing, as many as are of good report, if of any virtue, and if of any praise, meditate on these things.

Therefore, all things, as many things as you ever desire that men should do to you, so also you should do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Beloved ones, let us love one another, because love is from God, and every one who loves has been generated from God, and knows God.

The one not loving did not know God, because God is love.

Take heed to yourselves. And if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

And if seven times in the day he sins against you, and seven times in the day returns to you saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.

And the hope not puts to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, the One given to us;

One long to anger is better than the mighty one, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

But the wisdom from above is firstly truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and of good fruits, not partial and not pretended.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for the ones making peace.

does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth.

Love quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

The discretion of a man makes his anger long, and his glory is to pass over a transgression.

I give a new commandment to you, that you should love one another; according as I loved you, you should also love one another.

By this all shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love among one another.

Then coming near to Him, Peter said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?

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

A man of fury stirs up strife, but one long to anger calms fighting.

Therefore, I purpose the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting.

For You, O Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy to all who call on You.

Brothers, if a man is taken in some deviation, you, the spiritual ones, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, that you not also be tempted.

Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrance of a sweet smell.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they cast a lot. Psa. 22:18

Jehovah is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

He will not always strive, and not will He keep His anger forever.

He has not done to us according to our sins, and has not rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For judgment will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And mercy rejoices over judgment.

So therefore let us pursue the things of peace, and the things for building up one another.

But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For also if I have forgiven anything, of whom I have forgiven it, it is for you, in Christ’s person,

so that we should not be deceitfully coveted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his designs.

Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in the land and feed on faithfulness.

And delight yourself in Jehovah, that He may give you your heart’s desire.

Peace I leave to you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives I give to you. Let not your heart be agitated, nor let it be fearful.

Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Eagerly pursue peace and holiness with all, without which no one will see the Lord,

watching diligently that not any lack from the grace of God, that “no root of bitterness growing up” may crowd “in on you,” and through this many be defiled; Deut. 29:18

in brotherly love toward one another, loving tenderly, going before one another in honor;

The one claiming to be in the light, and hating his brother, is in the darkness until now.

The one loving his brother rests in the light, and a cause of stumbling is not in him.

But the one hating his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness blinded his eyes.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you also were called in one body, and coming to be thankful.

Therefore putting aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called sons of God.

A merciful man does good to his own soul, but the cruel one troubles his own flesh.

but God demonstrates His love to us in that we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And according as you desire that men should do to you, you also do the same to them.

One long to anger is of great understanding, but he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

And now faith, hope, and love, these three things remain; but the greatest of these is love.

And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to abound in hope, in power of the Holy Spirit.

Now as to brotherly love, you have no need for me to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

For you also do it toward the brothers in all Macedonia. But, brothers, we exhort you to abound more.

Jehovah is gracious and merciful, long to anger and of great mercy;

Jehovah is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

The anger of a foolish one is known in a day, but the prudent one covers shame.

“For the one desiring to love life, and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, even his lips not to speak deceit.

Let him turn aside from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it;

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I loved you.

Therefore be subject to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from the evil, cleaving to the good,

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Lev. 19:18

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you are not consumed by one another.

Let not any rotten word go out of your mouth, but if any is good to building up in respect to the need, that it may give grace to the ones hearing.

Therefore, as elect ones of God, holy and beloved, put on bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering,

Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.

In being at length to anger, a ruler is persuaded; and a soft tongue shatters the bone.

Great peace is to those who love Your Law, and there is no stumbling block to them.

Do not judge, that you may not be judged;

for with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured again to you.

Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, every one judging, for in that in which you judge the other, you condemn yourself; for you, the one judging, practice the same things.

doing nothing according to intrigue or self-glory, but in humility, esteeming one another, as being better than themselves;

each one not looking at the things of themselves, but each one also the things of others.

And answering, he said, “You shall love the Lord your God out of all your heart, and out of all your soul, and out of all your strength,” and out of all your mind, and “your neighbor as yourself.” Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18

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

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment; and the one fearing has not been perfected in love.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts;

and see if any wicked way is in me; and lead me in the way everlasting.

Let no one seek the thing of himself, but each one the thing of the other.

For a man to cease from strife is an honor, but every foolish one lays himself bare.

Do not continue to owe, no one, nothing, if not to love one another. For the one loving the other has fulfilled the Law.

But above all these, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

Therefore, putting off the lie, “speak truth each with his neighbor,” because we are members of one another. Zech. 8:16

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile;

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

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from distresses.

who, being reviled, did not revile in return; suffering, He did not threaten, but gave Himself over to the One judging righteously;

Therefore, brothers, I call on you through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, in order to prove by you what is the good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

Therefore, encourage one another, and build up one another, as you indeed do.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, the One giving to all bountifully and not reproaching, and it will be given to Him.

One restraining his words knows knowledge, and one cool of spirit is a man of understanding.

Even a foolish one being silent is counted a wise one, he shutting his lips as discerning.

For the rest, brothers, rejoice! Perfect yourselves; encourage yourselves, think the same thing, be at peace; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.

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

Then watch how carefully you walk, not as unwise, but as wise ones,

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Roll your way on Jehovah and trust in Him; and He will work.

And He will bring forth your righteousness like the light; and your judgment like the noon day.

and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

But as they continued questioning Him, bending back up, He said to them, The one among you without sin let him cast a stone at her first.

The north wind brings forth rain, so one becomes angrily indignant by a tongue of secrecy.

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and by petition with thanksgivings, 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, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

that there not be division in the body, but that the members might have the same care for one another.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

And let us consider one another, unto incitement of love and of good works,

not forsaking the assembling together of ourselves, as is the custom of some, but exhorting, and by so much more as you see the Day drawing near.

because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the worldrulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenlies.

But if your brother sin against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold! How good and how pleasant is the living of brothers, even in unity.

in hope, rejoicing; in distress, enduring; in prayer, steadfastly continuing;

but before all things having fervent love to yourselves, “because love will cover a multitude of sins”. Prov. 10:12

Be hospitable ones to one another without murmurings,

A brother transgressing is like a city of strength; and their contentions are like the bar of a castle.

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

You will keep in peace, perfect peace the mind sustained by You, for he trusts in You.

NUN: Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

By this we have known the love of God, because that One laid down His life for us; and on behalf of the brothers we ought to lay down our lives.

But we, the powerful ones, ought to bear the weaknesses of the ones not powerful, and not to please ourselves.

Therefore, be merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

the One comforting us on all our affliction, for us to be able to comfort the ones in every affliction, through the comfort by which we ourselves are comforted by God.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, having forgiven one another, even as also God forgave you in Christ.

Cast on Jehovah that given to you, and He will keep you; He will not give shaking to the righteous ones forever.

Set your way of life without moneyloving, being satisfied with present things; for He has said, “Not I will leave you, not ever! Nor I will not forsake you, not ever!” Deut. 31:6

So that we may boldly say, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?” Psa. 118:6

Confess to one another the deviations from the Law, and pray for one another, that you may be healed; being very strong, the prayer of a righteous one works effectually.

And Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Deut. 6:5

This is the first and great commandment.

And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Lev. 19:18

And we exhort you, brothers, to admonish the disobedient ones, comfort the ones being faint-hearted, sustain the ones being weak, be long-suffering towards all.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil things, but to counselors of peace is joy.

And may the God of patience and encouragement give to you to be mindful of the same thing among one another according to Christ Jesus,

that with one accord and with one mouth you may 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 begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Love quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Combs of honey are sayings of pleasantness, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

For He is our peace, He making us both one, and breaking down the wall of partition,

Let him turn aside from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it;

And He said to them, Beware, and be on guard from covetousness; for one’s life is not in the abundance of the things belonging of him.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings,

that you may be blameless and guileless, children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked generation, even being perverted, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,

By this we bless God and the Father; and by this we curse men, the ones having come into being according to the image of God. Gen. 1:26

Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not fitting for these things to be so.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.

Yea, 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 healing tongue is a tree of life, but perversity in it is a break of the spirit.

Let your word be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.

But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Keep awake, that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

So, then, as we have time, let us work the good toward all, and especially toward the household of the faith.

And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will rather gladly boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ might dwell on me.

Therefore I am pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For whenever I may be weak, then I am powerful.

Only by pride comes strife, but with those taking counsel wisdom.

Be strong, and He will make your heart stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.

I have spoken these things to you that you may have peace in Me. You have distress in the world; but have courage, I have overcome the world.

So let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father in Heaven.