What does the Bible say about forgiving a friend?

12 verses about forgiving a friend, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about forgiving a friend

1. Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 14 votes
2. Colossians 3:13 — Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 9 votes
3. Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 6 votes
4. Mark 11:25 — And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 5 votes
5. Luke 6:37 — Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 5 votes
6. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 4 votes
7. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 3 votes
8. Luke 6:27 — But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 3 votes
9. 1 Peter 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 3 votes
10. Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 2 votes
11. Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 2 votes
12. 1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Ephesians (3), Proverbs (2), Luke (2), Matthew (1), Mark (1), Colossians (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (1)

Related topics

• Forgiving One Another
• Forgiving People
• Forgiving Each Other
• Forgive
• Forgiveness
• Forgiving Your Enemies
• Unforgiveness
• Forgiving Sins
• Forgiving
• Holding Grudges
• Forgiving Self
• God Forgiving

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.