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Bible Verses About Offense
Find Bible verses about offense — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about offense?
The Bible addresses offense 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
Proverbs 17:9
“He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.”
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1 Corinthians 1:23
“but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,”
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Acts 24:16
“Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.”
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Luke 7:23
“Blessed is he who is not offended by me."”
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Mark 6:3
“Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.”
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Hosea 5:15
“I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly."”
Philippians 1:10
“so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;”
Job 18:3
“Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?”
1 Peter 2:8
“and, "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.”
Matthew 15:12
“Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"”
Genesis 40:1
“It happened after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.”
James 5:16
“Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4
“If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.”
Amos 5:12
“For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.”
John 6:61
“But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?”
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