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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 Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell on me.”
So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn back their taunt upon their own heads, and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
and I will not let you hear any more the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, says the Lord God.”
and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
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.
The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of it; and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil; the Lord has returned the evil-doing of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and wooed Abigail, to make her his wife.
As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, “Where is your God?”
“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.
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 zeal for thy house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.
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.
Then let us no more pass judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
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.”
Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted thee, O Lord!
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.
“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.
it is right not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother stumble.
“If a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted? You have played the harlot with many lovers; and would you return to me? says the Lord.
“And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is determined shall be done.
“I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.
Then the high priest tore his robes, and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.
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.
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice,
it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,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.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do 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 loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one, an apt teacher, forbearing,
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.
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves;and again it is said, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people”;and again, “Praise the Lord, all Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him”;and further Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse shall come, he who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope.”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.I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by Godto be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God.For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed,by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ,let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to edify him.
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.
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.”
“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 one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
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.
but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence;and keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are abused, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one.
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.
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.
If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain.
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
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.
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!
Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?But you yourselves wrong and defraud, and that even your own brethren.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
“Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Do not grumble, brethren, against one another, that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the doors.
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.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;
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.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
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.”