“For thus says Yahweh of Armies: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.”
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God can handle your anger. This verse proves the Bible doesn't shy away from it..
Bible Verses About Forgiving Someone Who Hurt You
Forgiveness isn't saying what they did was okay. It's refusing to let their actions imprison you any longer. These verses show you how.
19 curated verses·10 promises of God
God sees you
Written by someone who felt exactly this
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24· Jesus speaking
Jesus speaks directly here. God can handle your anger. This verse proves the Bible doesn't shy away from it..
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10· God speaking
God Himself speaks these words. God can handle your anger. This verse proves the Bible doesn't shy away from it..
God speaks to this
His direct response to what you're carrying
“the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;”
— 2 Peter 2:9· spoken by Peter
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Peter wrote this — a man who knew failure and restoration. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.”
— Psalms 103:6· spoken by David
David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“Yahweh, in the midst of her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn't fail, but the unjust know no shame.”
— Zephaniah 3:5· spoken by Zephaniah
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Spoken by Zephaniah. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.”
— Ezekiel 38:23· God speaking
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God Himself speaks these words. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.”
— Psalms 7:9· spoken by David
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David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation."”
— 1 Samuel 1:16· spoken by Hannah
Spoken by Hannah. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.”
— Psalms 9:5· spoken by David
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David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.”
— Psalms 69:9· spoken by David
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David wrote this — a warrior-king who knew deep pain. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.”
— Jeremiah 20:12· spoken by Jeremiah
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Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, wrote this in a time of national destruction. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.”
— Revelation 16:5· spoken by John
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Spoken by John. This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
“which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God;”
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This verse channels the fire of anger toward something redemptive..
Where He's taking you
A promise for what comes next
“Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.”
— Genesis 4:15· God speaking
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God Himself speaks these words. Justice belongs to God — this promise reminds you He hasn't forgotten..
“"So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises forth in its strength." Then the land had rest forty years.”
— Judges 5:31· spoken by Deborah
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Spoken by Deborah. Justice belongs to God — this promise reminds you He hasn't forgotten..
“Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.”
— Genesis 8:21· spoken by Narrator
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Spoken by Narrator. Justice belongs to God — this promise reminds you He hasn't forgotten..
“Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.”
— Luke 6:22· Jesus speaking
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Jesus speaks directly here. Justice belongs to God — this promise reminds you He hasn't forgotten..
“"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”
— Matthew 5:11· Jesus speaking
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Jesus speaks directly here. Justice belongs to God — this promise reminds you He hasn't forgotten..
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