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150 Bible verses to confront hatred and resentment
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 you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon 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, with all malice,and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
forbearing 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 any one 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, that he who loves God should love his brother also.
Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you;but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.If possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control; against such 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 coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials,for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
“But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Any one who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
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 principalities, 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.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God.He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.
Take heed 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 him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.Remember Lot's wife.Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve 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 body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.
He who 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, without uncertainty or insincerity.And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.By this all men 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 shall 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 times seven.
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.For it is a shame 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 is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,making the most 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 all 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; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.
Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.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 the righteous, and seeks to slay him.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 to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.I have seen a wicked man overbearing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon. Again I passed by, and lo, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace.But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.Take delight 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 rely on your own insight.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one fail to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” spring up and cause trouble, and by it the many become defiled;
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love,You did not so learn Christ! —assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts,and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.Be angry but 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 hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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 compassion is over all that he has made.
For “He that would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it.
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”But if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another.
Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,
“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 men would do to you, do so 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 know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad 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 the measure you give will be the measure you get.
For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.
Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete 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.”
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, 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.Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord.Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice 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 conceited.Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.If possible, so far as it depends upon 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 you may prove 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 to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.
He who 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, brethren, farewell. Mend your ways, heed my appeal, 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 of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,making the most 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 vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday.
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.”
Have no anxiety 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 passes all understanding, will keep 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 discord 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 are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness 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.
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.Practice hospitality ungrudgingly to one another.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves;
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.
and 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 fail you nor forsake you.”Hence we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; 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 man has great power in its effects.
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 exhort you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
May the God of steadfastness 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 his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility,
And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Do all things without grumbling or questioning,that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one.
But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and 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.”
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 all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.