Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About holding a grudge
13 key scriptures
Discover 13 powerful Bible verses about holding a grudge. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential character & virtues topic.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Matthew 6:14 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:” |
13 Key Scriptures
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”
Matthew 6:14KJV
“And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”
“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”
Luke 17:3KJV
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
Mark 11:25KJV
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
James 1:19KJV
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
James 4:11KJV
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
“The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. discretion: or, prudence”
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
John 13:34KJV
“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”
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