150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.Therefore "If your enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for by doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head."Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and blasphemy be removed from you, with all malice.And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

If anyone claims, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible for him to love God whom he has not seen?And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God should love his brother also.

Hatred stirs up strife, but affection covers all that do not love strife.

Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not puffed up;does not behave disgracefully, does not seek its own, is not provoked to anger, thinks no evil;

not rendering evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called for this purpose, that you may inherit a blessing.

"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Repay no one evil for evil; providing that which is good before all men.If possible, as much as depends on you, keeping peace with all men.

Anger slays even wise men, yet a submissive answer turns away wrath; but a grievous word stirs up anger.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

If your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink;for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you with good.

So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;for the wrath 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 mistreat you.

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret, so as not to do evil.

And above all things have fervent love for one another, because "love will cover a multitude of sins."

He that conceals injuries seeks love, but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred.

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

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both for one another and for all.

But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is 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 set on your anger,

Finally, brothers, as many things as are true, as many as are honorable, as many as are just, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely--if there is any virtue and if there is any praise--meditate on these things.

Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, thus also you do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.He that does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day he returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

A man slow to anger is better than a strong man, and he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

A merciful man is long suffering, and his triumph overtakes transgressors.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Then Peter came to Him and 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- seven times.

A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a rising one. (15:18A) A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels, but an ungodly man rather stirs them up.

I desire therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

For You, O Lord, are kind and gentle, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon You.

Brothers, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness, looking out for yourself lest you also be tempted.

Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And dividing His garments, they cast lots.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, longsuffering, and full of mercy.He will not always be angry; neither will He be wrathful forever.He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.

For judgment is without mercy to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

And to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive; for if indeed I have forgiven anything, the one whom I have forgiven, I have done so for your sakes in the presence of Christ,lest we be taken advantage of by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall grant 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 heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.

Pursue peace and holiness with all people, without which no one shall see the Lord:looking diligently lest anyone fall from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness growing up cause trouble, and through this many be defiled;

Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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

Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders,

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

A merciful man does good to his own soul, but the merciless destroys his own body.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom, but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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

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

Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for me to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.For indeed you do so toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you increase more and more,

The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy.The Lord is good to those that wait on Him; and His compassions are over all His works.

A fool declares his wrath the same day, but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.

For "He that desires to love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.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.

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "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 corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

In long suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.

Great peace have they that love Your law; and there is no stumbling block to them.

"Judge not, lest you be judged.For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured back to you.

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

Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, everyone who judges, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself, for you who judge are practicing the same things.

doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others.

So he answered and said, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.' "

Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life on behalf of his friends.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment. But he that fears has not been made perfect in love.

Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;and see if there is any way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.

Let no one seek his own concerns, but let each one seek another's concern.

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing, but every fool is entangled with such matters.

Owe nothing to no one, except to love one another, for he who loves one another has fulfilled the law.

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

Therefore, having put off falsehood, "Let each one speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;

Therefore, brothers, I exhort you through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your intelligent service.And do not fashion yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

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

He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom, and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

Finally brothers, farewell. Restore yourselves, comfort yourselves, be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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

See then that you walk carefully, not as unwise, but as wise,redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Disclose Your way to the Lord, and trust in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And while they were continuing questioning Him, rising up, He said unto them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone at her."

The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition, along with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

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

lest there be divisions in the body, but the parts care the same for one another.And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together; or if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.

And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and of good works,not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, just as is the custom for some, but exhorting one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.

"And if your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have won your brother.

A Song of Degrees. See now! What is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together?

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

And above all things have fervent love for one another, because "love will cover a multitude of sins."Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city, and is as strong as a well-founded palace.

Hope in Him, all you congregation of the people; pour out your hearts before Him, for God is our helper. Pause.

supporting truth, and keeping peace; for on You, O Lord,

Your law is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my paths.

By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

We then who are strong are obligated to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Therefore be compassionate, just as your Father also is compassionate.

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

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

Cast your cares upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Let your way of life be without loving money, being satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, "By no means shall I desert you, nor in any way shall I forsake you;"so that being confident, we may say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

Confess your transgressions to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

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.'This is the first and great commandment.And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

Now we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the discouraged, be supportive of the weak, be patient toward all.

There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil, but they that love peace shall rejoice.

Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be like-minded among one another, according to Christ Jesus,so that you may with one accord and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

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

Good words are like honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.

For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and who destroyed the dividing wall of separation,

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

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Do all things without grumbling and disputing,in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are created according to the likeness of God.Out of the same mouth come blessings and curses. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."

Yea, though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

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

You however, O man of God, flee these things. But pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, 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, lest you enter into temptation. Indeed the spirit 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 opportunity, let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those who are of the household of faith.

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

A bad man does evil with insolence, but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all you that hope in the Lord.

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but have courage, I have overcome the world."

Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.