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What does the Bible say about holding a grudge?

13 verses about holding a grudge, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about holding a grudge

  1. Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 7 votes
  2. Leviticus 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. 5 votes
  3. Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 5 votes
  4. Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 votes
  5. 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. 3 votes
  6. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 3 votes
  7. Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 2 votes
  8. Matthew 18:21 — Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 2 votes
  9. John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 2 votes
  10. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
  11. Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 2 votes
  12. Colossians 3:12 — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 2 votes
  13. James 4:11 — Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 2 votes

Where these verses are

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

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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.