Bible Verses about “confronting others”
The Bible contains 17 verses about confronting others across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“¶ ‹Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.›”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“‹But if he will not hear› [thee, then] ‹take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.›”
“‹And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell› [it] ‹unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.›”
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.”
“¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.”
“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
“¶ Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,”
“In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;”
“Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.”
“And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
“Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;”