“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.”
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.
17 curated verses·9 promises of God
God sees you
Written by someone who felt exactly this
“For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'”
— Matthew 15:4· Jesus speaking
Spoken by Jesus.
“is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"”
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
Promise
Spoken by Peter.
“Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.”
— Psalms 103:6· spoken by David
Spoken by David.
“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
Promise
Spoken by Zephaniah.
“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
Promise
Spoken by God.
“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
Prayer
Spoken by David.
“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.
“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
Prayer
Spoken by David.
“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
Prayer
Spoken by David.
“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;”
Promise
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
Promise
Spoken by God.
“"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
PromisePrayer
Spoken by Deborah.
“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
Promise
“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
Promise
Spoken by Jesus.
“"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
Promise
Spoken by Jesus.
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