124 Bible verses about Offense, offending

When you face hurts, you can find real comfort and guidance in Scripture. God's word reminds us that He is our refuge and strength, especially when things get tough.

Facing hurts with humility and forgiveness can truly heal your wounds and restore relationships. Loving your neighbor is a fundamental command, and that includes loving your enemies and blessing those who persecute you. I know it's a challenge, but it's part of what God calls us to as His followers.

The Bible teaches us that offenses are just a part of life. But it also encourages us to handle them in a way that honors God and leads to reconciliation. In Matthew 18:21-22, Jesus gives us key instruction on forgiveness: "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’"

This passage tells me that Jesus wants us to have hearts that don't hold onto bitterness and resentment. He wants us to forgive others, just as our Heavenly Father has forgiven us.

For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me."

Therefore if you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Oh our God, hear, for we are despised. And turn their curse upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity.

Nor will I allow you to hear the shame of the nations any more, nor shall you bear the shame of the peoples any more, nor shall you cause your nations to fall any more, says the Lord Jehovah.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue are mischief and vanity.

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard. And the men were furious, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel, in lying with the daughter of Jacob. And it ought not to be done so.

And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away this shame from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

And David heard that Nabal had died, and he said, Blessed is Jehovah who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil. For Jehovah has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head. And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.

As with a sword in my bones, my enemies shame me; while they say daily to me, Where is your God?

If it is possible, as far as is in you, being in peace with all men.

But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

You sit; you speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.

because I have borne reproach for Your sake, shame has covered my face.

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.

For the zeal of Your house has eaten Me up; and the reproaches of those who reproached You have fallen on Me.

You have known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor; my enemies are all before You.

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.

Then let us not judge one another any more, but rather judge this, not to put a stumbling-block or an offense toward his brother.

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; and I looked for some to mourn with me, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him.And if he trespasses against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.

and give to our neighbors their curse sevenfold into their bosom, the curse with which they have cursed You, O Lord.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.For the wrath of man does not work out the righteousness of God.

Remove cursing and scorn from me; for I have kept Your testimonies.

Turn away my shame which I fear; for Your judgments are good.

Judge not, that you may not be judged.For with whatever judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with whatever measure you measure out, it shall be measured to you again.

Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath,

He shall get a wound and dishonor; and his shame shall not be wiped away.

A fool's vexation is known in a day, but the astute one covers shame.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

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

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

The judgment of a man puts off his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Cast out the scorner, and fighting shall go out; yes, quarrels and shame shall cease.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

They say, If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him and will be for another man, will he return to her again? Would not that land be greatly defiled? But you play the harlot with many lovers; yet come back to Me, says Jehovah.

Give no offense, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks or to the church of God;

He gives his cheek to Him who strikes him; he is filled with reproach.

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

And the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the fury is fulfilled. For that which is decreed shall be done.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the curses of the sons of Ammon, with which they have cursed My people and have magnified themselves on their border.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.Do not let each man look upon his own things, but each man also on the things of others.

And above all things have fervent love to yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

The Jews answered Him, saying, We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God.

There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Until seven times?Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

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

A wrathful man stirs up fighting, but one slow to anger calms fighting.

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

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

does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender feelings of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.

Therefore all things, whatever you desire that men should do to you, do even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given Himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

And as you desire that men should do to you, you do also to them likewise.

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord;

See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.The one who does not love has not known God. For God is love.

Then we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good, to building up.

One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

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

Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.If it is possible, as far as is in you, being in peace with all men.not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."

A brother offended is like a strong city; and their disagreements are like the bars of a fortress.

You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."But I say to you, Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Do not say, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will give to the man according to his work.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

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

but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason of the hope in you, with meekness and fear;having a good conscience, that while they speak against you as evildoers they may be shamed, those falsely accusing your good behavior in Christ.

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

Only by pride comes argument, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave anything, for your sakes I forgave it to him in the person of Christ;so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.

In being slow to anger a ruler is won over, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

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 despitefully use you and persecute you,

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but crookedness in it is a break in the spirit.

If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain.

Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

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

For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.He will not always chasten, nor will He keep His anger forever.He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

And receive him who is weak in the faith, but not to judgments of your thoughts.

A gift in secret quiets anger; and a bribe in the bosom quiets strong wrath.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

And He said to the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come. But woe to him through whom they come!

Therefore, if food offends my brother, I will eat no flesh forever, that I do not offend my brother.

But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him that an ass's millstone were hung around his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Jehovah is gracious and full of pity; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him yet you must do it again.

But I say to you that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment.For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers.

And fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they be discouraged.

Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

Do not grudge against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge stands before the door.

He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

All things are lawful to me, but not all things profit. All things are lawful to me, but not all things build up.Let no one seek his own, but each one another's.

But why do you judge your brother? Or also why do you despise your brother? For all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

who when He was reviled did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but gave Himself up to Him who judges righteously.

A fool speaks all his mind; but a wise one keeps it in until afterwards.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

I have hidden Your Word in my heart, so that I might not sin against You.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.

in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having led one another in honor.

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. As I have loved you, you should also love one another.By this all shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love toward one another.

He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no offense in him.

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

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