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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 also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.
If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity:
neither will I let thee hear any more the shame of the heathen, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nation to stumble any more, saith the Lord GOD
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me; While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
And if thy brother sin against thee, go, shew him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: Mine adversaries are all before thee.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.Remember Lot's wife.Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby.For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; Yea, strife and ignominy shall cease.
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:
Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods: and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword: But the tongue of the wise is health.
Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but alway follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: But every fool will be quarrelling.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; And let all the peoples praise him.And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.But I write the more boldly unto you in some measure, as putting you again in remembrance, because of the grace that was given me of God,that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.I have therefore my glorying in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;Let each one of us please his neighbour for that which is good, unto edifying.
He that despiseth his neighbour is void of wisdom: But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honourable in the sight of all men.If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the person of Christ;that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Wherefore, if meat maketh my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I make not my brother to stumble.
But whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement.For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding: But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;But ye did not so learn Christ;if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, which waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,and put on the new man, which after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:neither give place to the devil.Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify not.Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbour's good.
But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgement-seat of God.
who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another;
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.