What Does the Bible Say About Enemy?

“If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. and: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him”

“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”

“Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. mouth: Heb. palate”

“When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.”

“Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. desolate: or, guilty”

“A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.”

“Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.”

“Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”

“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”

“Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.”

“Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. dark: Heb. darkness and slipperiness”

“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.”

“Let destruction come upon him at unawares ; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. at: Heb. which he knoweth not of”

“And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.”

“All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?”

“False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. False: Heb. Witnesses of wrong they: Heb. they asked me”

“They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. spoiling: Heb. depriving”

“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. humbled: or, afflicted”

“I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. behaved myself: Heb. walked as though: Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me”

“But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: adversity: Heb. halting”

“With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.”

“Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. darling: Heb. only one”

“I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. much: Heb. strong”

“Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. wrongfully: Heb. falsely”

“For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”

“Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.”

“This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.”

“Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.”

“Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.”

“Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. Ah: Heb. Ah, ah, our soul”

“Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.”

“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. righteous: Heb. righteousness”

“And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”

“Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.”

“My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.”

“They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.”

“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts”

“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”

“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”

“For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observe”

“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.”

“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit are opened: Heb. have opened themselves”

“They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.”

“For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.”

“And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.”

“A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: Many: or, Much”

“Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Many: or, Much”

“The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows .”

“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:”

“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth: Heb. it be evil in his eyes”

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:”

“For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.”

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”

“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”

“For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?”

“And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?”

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”

“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”

“Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”

“And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.”

“Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.”

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”

“For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.”

“And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.”

“And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.”

“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.”

“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”

“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”

“And he kneeled down , and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”

“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”

“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”

“And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”