Bible Verses about “offending someone”
The Bible contains 50 verses about offending someone across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
“¶ ‹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.›”
“‹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.›”
“¶ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.”
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
“¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.”
“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
“‹Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.›”
“‹Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;›”
“¶ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
“‹Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.›”
“I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
“The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”
“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”
“Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”
“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”
“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”
“[He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is] blessed.”
“¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”
“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand.”
“For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”
“And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”
“Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.”
“The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”
“Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.”
“For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].”
“The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.”
“For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.”
“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”
“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”
“But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.”
“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
“The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”
“¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].”
“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”
“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.”
“Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”
“A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.”
“For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.”
“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.”
“For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.”
“The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.”
“I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.”
“Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.”
“But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.”