95 Bible verses about forgiving wholeheartedly

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

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

Bear with one another and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone, even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your sins.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

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

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but lovingkindness will surround the man who trusts in the Lord.Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!Blessed is the man against whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they divided His clothes by casting lots.

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to God’s wrath, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine. I will repay,” says the Lord.

For You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in mercy to all who call on You.

And behold, they brought to Him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.”

Whomever you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave someone anything, for your sakes I forgave it in Christ,

But there is forgiveness with You, so that You may be feared.

For I will be merciful toward their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

Take heed to yourselves. “If your brother sins against you, 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 return to the things behind.Remember Lot’s wife.Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.I tell you, on that night two men will be in one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left.Two women will be grinding grain together; the one will be taken and the other will be left.Two men will be in the field; the one will be taken and the other will be left.”They asked, “Where, Lord?” He replied, “Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.”If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

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

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgressions.Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your willing spirit.Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of Your righteousness.O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.Do good to Zion in Your good pleasure; build the walls of Jerusalem.Then You will be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.

I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.

Do not repay evil for evil, or curse for curse, but on the contrary, bless, knowing that to this you are called, so that you may receive a blessing.

leave your gift there before the altar and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

In Him we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

“Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

My little children, I am writing these things to you, so that you do not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.

Be therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates the best of friends.

Be angry but do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger.Do not give place to the devil.

I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not conceal. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.   Selah

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has resurrected together with Him, having forgiven you all sins.

Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Repay no one evil for evil. Commend what is honest in the sight of all men.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.

So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

“So also My heavenly Father will do to each of you, if from your heart you do not forgive your brother for his trespasses.”

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgressions.

So he arose and came to his father. “But while he was yet far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and embraced his neck and kissed him.

Do not say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait on the Lord, and He will save you.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,

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

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

then He adds, “Their sins and lawless deeds will I remember no more.”

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

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law, but under grace.

If you, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, pick up your bed, and go into your house.”

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved,

Brothers, if a man is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, watching yourselves, lest you also be tempted.

Therefore I say to you, all kinds of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven men.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up, the God of our salvation.   Selah

Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little.”

does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

A fool utters all his anger, but a wise man restrains it.

Great are Your tender mercies, O  Lord; give me life according to Your judgments.

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to You I cry all day long.

Even David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness without works:“Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

I will bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and for Your truth, for You have magnified above all things Your name and Your word.

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows everything.

Let us then come with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

A fool’s anger is shown at once, but a prudent man ignores an insult.

I hate the double-minded, but Your law do I love.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse them from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. “By His wounds you were healed.”

Be gracious to me, O  Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, yes, my soul and my body.

Out of the depths have I cried unto You, O  Lord.Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!

Therefore welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed us, for the glory of God.

For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because they keep not Your law.

I called upon the Lord in my distress; the Lord answered me and set me in an open place.

You, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only do not use liberty to give an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name’s sake.

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

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.

But if you do not forgive men for their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases,

Be angry but do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger.

For he will never be moved; the righteous will be remembered forever.