Bible Verses about “being cruel”
The Bible contains 34 verses about being cruel across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.”
“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”
“You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.”
“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
“who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.”
“but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,”
“covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.”
“For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,”
“For there is no partiality with God.”
“Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:”
“lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.”
“in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)”
“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”
“(for when Gentiles who don't have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,”
“Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.”
“in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.”
“because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.”
“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.”
“"Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.”
“oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
“But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
“The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.”
“For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified”
“and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.”
“For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.”
“neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--”
“Don't count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”
“And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,”
“He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still."”
“Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;”
“When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;”
“In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.”
“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.”
“Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.”