Bible Verses about “my brothers keeper”
The Bible contains 46 verses about my brothers keeper across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
“Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“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.”
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.”
“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”
“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
“‹For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:›”
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”
“Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.”
“¶ Let brotherly love continue.”
“¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?”
“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
“¶ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”
“¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
“¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.”
“But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”
“And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
“¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?”
“And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:”
“And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.”
“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
“¶ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.”
“And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
“¶ And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.”
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
“¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.”
“And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.”
“¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
“¶ I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.”
“And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”
“And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.”
“And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”
“¶ And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.”
“¶ A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”
“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”
“And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.”
“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.”
“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.”
“But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.”
“Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.”