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Bible Verses About Forgiving Those Who Hurt You
Find Bible verses about forgiving those who hurt you — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about forgiving those who hurt you?
The Bible addresses forgiving those who hurt you 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
Psalms 34:18
“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
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Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.”
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Psalms 126:1
“When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.”
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Luke 6:28
“bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.”
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Zephaniah 3:19
“Behold, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict you, and I will save those who are lame, and gather those who were driven away. I will give them praise and honor, whose shame has been in all the earth.”
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Job 5:11
“so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.”
Psalms 118:7
“Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.”
Romans 10:20
“Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."”
Psalms 35:1
“Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.”
Isaiah 65:1
“"I am inquired of by those who didn't ask; I am found by those who didn't seek me: I said, See me, see me, to a nation that was not called by my name.”
1 Corinthians 5:12
“For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within?”
Luke 6:27
“"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,”
Matthew 5:44
“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”
Isaiah 11:9
“They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.”
Psalms 15:4
“In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;”
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Nahum 1:7 — “Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him....”
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