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Bible Verses About Forgive but Not Forget
Find Bible verses about forgive but not forget — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about forgive but not forget?
The Bible addresses forgive but not forget with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Mark 11:25
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.”
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Isaiah 49:15
“"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”
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Matthew 6:12
“Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.”
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Matthew 6:14
“"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
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Psalms 137:5
“If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.”
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Matthew 6:15
“But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
2 Corinthians 2:10
“Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,”
Luke 23:34
“Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.”
Luke 11:4
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"”
Matthew 18:35
“So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."”
Psalms 86:5
“For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.”
1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Luke 17:4
“If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."”
Mark 11:26
“But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."”
Daniel 9:19
“Lord, hear; Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and do; don't defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”
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