102 Bible Verses about Forgiving a Friend

Forgiving truly frees your soul, heals you deep down, and brings such peace of mind. There's no better feeling than having a clear conscience and a healthy heart. Holding onto unforgiveness just breeds anger, pain, depression, sadness, resentment, and so much more. God wants you to experience true freedom by learning to forgive, just as He forgives your sins and offenses every single day.

Even in your mistakes and weaknesses, God shows you His love, always giving you new chances. He wants you to extend that same grace to the people around you.

If you forgive others, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. Jesus teaches us to forgive through His own example, showing eternal love to those who betrayed Him, even His closest friends.

Maybe you've been hurt and let down by friends, and your trust has been broken. But you should follow Jesus' example and forgive them. Choose to start fresh and not lose friendships over pride or arrogance. Practice humility and ask for forgiveness for any wrongs you've committed. Forgiveness isn't about making things right with the other person; it's about making things right with yourself and letting go of the burden that's holding you back and affecting your relationship with God.

If you love your friend, reach out, talk things through, and create new memories together. Leave the past behind, learn from it, and look forward to a beautiful future. Hold onto the principles of loyalty, honesty, and transparency, and your bond will be unshakable. Always remember Proverbs 17:9: "Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends."

For, if ye forgive men their faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;But, if ye forgive not men their faults, neither will your Father forgive, your faults.

He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.

He that covereth his transgressions, shall not prosper, but, he that confesseth and forsaketh, shall find compassion.

And do not judge, and in nowise shall ye be judged; and do not condemn, and in nowise shall ye be condemned; release, and ye shall be released;

And, when ye stand praying, forgive, if aught ye have against any,—that, your Father also, who is in the heavens, may forgive you your offences.

Be taking heed to yourselves,—If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him;Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Not according to our sins, hath he dealt with us, Nor according to our iniquities, hath he treated us.For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;As far as East from West, Hath he put far from us, our transgressions;

Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:If possible—so far as dependeth on you, with all men being at peace:Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense;—saith the Lord;

If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

Brethren! if a man should even be overtaken in any fault, ye, the spiritual, be restoring such a one, in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself, lest, even thou, be put to the test.

Now, if anyone hath caused grief, not unto me hath he caused grief, but—that I may not bear too heavily—unto you all.Sufficient, unto such a one, the punishment itself which was inflicted by the many;So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.Wherefore, I beseech you, assure him, of love;

I—I, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake,—And, thy sins, not remember.

Brethren! I, as to myself, reckon that I have, not yet, laid hold; one thing, however,—the things behind, forgetting, and, unto the things before, eagerly reaching out,With the goal in view, I press on for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.

David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!

Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness,—without which no one shall see the Lord:Using oversight—lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God,—lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:

For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

If we are confessing our sins, faithful, is he and, righteous—that he should forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Judge not, that ye be not judged;—For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged,—and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.

The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.

In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour,

Wherefore receive ye one another, even as, Christ also, hath received us unto the glory of God:—

Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;In whom, we have our redemption—the remission of our sins,—

To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. When Nathan the Prophet had come to him, after he had gone in unto Bath-sheba. Be favorable unto me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness, And, in the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions;Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And, from my sin, make me pure;

But, Jesus, was saying—Father! forgive them; for they know not what they do. And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots.

Yet, he, full of compassion, would put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and not destroy,—Yea, many a time, turned he back his anger, And would not stir up all his wrath.

A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.

Therefore, Every man according to his own ways, will I judge you O house of Israel, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Return ye—and make good your return—from all your transgressions, That they become not unto you a stumbling_ block of iniquity.

My dear children! these things, am I writing unto you, in order that ye may not be committing sin. And, if anyone should commit sin, an Advocate, have we, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous;

And forgive us our debts, as, we also, have forgiven our debtors;

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation— it would be only to do evil;

For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren,—only, turn not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;

I will give thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age-abiding.For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath.

The all things, moreover, are of God,—who hath reconciled us unto himself, through Christ, and hath given, unto us, the reconciling ministry:—How that, God, was in Christ, reconciling, a world, unto himself, not reckoning, unto them, their offences,—and hath put, in us, the reconciling discourse.

Come, I pray you, and let us settle the disputer Saith Yahweh,—Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.

And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic,—Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.

Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.

Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,Neither be giving place unto the adversary;

We, love, because, he, first loved us:—

He also saith —of their sins, and of their lawlessnesses, I will in nowise be mindful any more.

At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

Who forgiveth all thine iniquity, Who healeth all thy diseases;

But God commendeth his own love unto us in that—we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.

Now, to whom ye forgive anything, I, also; for, I also, what I have forgiven, if, anything, I have forgiven, for your sake, in the person of Christ, have I forgiven it .

Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.

Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory,—but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves,—Not, to your own things, severally looking, but, to the things of others, severally:—

And, according as ye desire that men be doing unto you, be ye doing unto them, in like manner.

Be pleased, O Yahweh, to rescue me, O Yahweh! to help me, make haste!Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.

The man of lovingkindness, dealeth well with his own soul, but the cruel man, troubleth his own flesh.

Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing,—because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.

Put on, therefore, as men chosen of God, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, graciousness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,

My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth.

For, all, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:—

A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.Do not cast me away from thy presence, And, thy Holy Spirit, do not take from me:Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And, with a willing spirit, wilt thou uphold me:—

Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,—And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.

Love, is patient, is gracious. Love, is not envious, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,Rejoiceth not over unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in sympathy with truth,—All things, covereth, all things, believeth, all things, hopeth, all things, endureth.

Because, propitious, will I be as to their unrighteousnesses, and, of their sins, in nowise will I be mindful, any more.

Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

Hence, then, the things pertaining to peace, let us pursue, and the things which belong to the upbuilding one of another:

Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding.

If, therefore, ye have been raised together with the Christ, the things on high, be seeking, where, the Christ, is—on the right hand of God, sitting;The things on high, hold in esteem, not the things upon the earth:

He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, sinneth, but, he that sheweth favour to the afflicted, how happy is he!

But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

How, to you, doth it seem? If a certain man come to have a hundred sheep and one from among them go astray, Will he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains, and going, seek the straying one?And, if it should be that he find it, Verily, I say unto you—He rejoiceth over it, more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.Thus, there is no desire, in the presence of my Father who is in the heavens, that, one of these little ones, should be lost.

In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;

I have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for his word;

In order that he may give unto you—according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,

One another’s burdens, be ye bearing, and, so, fill up the law of the Christ.

For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is.

When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.

Do not keep in mind former things,—And things of old, do not consider:Behold me! doing a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:

Or know ye not that, your body, is, a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own;—For ye have been bought with a price! Therefore glorify God in your body.

Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.

And at once he said unto me—Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me.

Ye have heard, that it was said,—Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.But, I, tell you, not to resist evil,—Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;

For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;And, the peace of God, which riseth above every mind, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus.

They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:

What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God is for us, who shall be against us?

A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

This is the day, which Yahweh hath made, We will exult, and be glad therein.

Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say—Unprofitable servants, are we,—What we were bound to do, we have done!

Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

But, the fruit of the Spirit, is—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, graciousness, goodness, faithfulness,

He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

Let us, then, be approaching with freedom of speech, unto the throne of favour, that we may receive mercy, and, favour, may find, for seasonable succour.

Whereas, if, in the light, we are walking, as, he, is in the light, we have, fellowship one with another, and, the blood of Jesus his Son, is cleansing us from all sin.

Hence there is now, no, condemnation unto them who are in Christ Jesus;For, the-law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath set thee free from the law of sin and of death;—

Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;

Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead,—cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give.

The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!

If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head,—and, Yahweh, will repay thee.

But—if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head.

Be openly confessing, therefore, one to another, your sins, and be praying in each other’s behalf,—that ye may be healed. Much availeth, the supplication of a righteous man, when it is energised:

And be ye gracious one to another, tenderly affectionate, in favour forgiving one another—even as, God also, in Christ, hath in favour forgiven you;

But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,—If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;

If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw,—first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.

Then, coming near, Peter said to him—Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times?Jesus saith to him—I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.

Bearing one with another, and in favour forgiving one another—if any, against any, have a complaint,—according as, the Lord, in favour forgave you, so also ye;

Before all things, keeping, fervent, your love, among yourselves, because, love, covereth a multitude of sins;

With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, bearing one with another in love,

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