Bible topics › Being Offended

What does the Bible say about being offended?

15 verses about being offended, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

10 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about being offended

Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:21 — Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: 4 votes
Luke 7:23 — And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 3 votes
James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 3 votes
Exodus 14:14 — The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 2 votes
Psalms 119:165 — Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. 2 votes
Proverbs 9:7 — He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 2 votes
Proverbs 12:16 — A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 2 votes
Proverbs 18:19 — A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. 2 votes
Matthew 18:15 — 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. 2 votes
Luke 6:22 — Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. 2 votes
John 15:18 — If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 2 votes
2 Timothy 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 2 votes
James 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 2 votes
1 Peter 4:14 — If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (4), Luke (2), James (2), Exodus (1), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Matthew (1), John (1), 2 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1)

What does the Bible say about being offended?

Bible verses about being offended

Where these verses are

Related topics