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What does the Bible say about holding grudges?

10 verses about holding grudges, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

8 booksMost in Ephesians

Bible verses about holding grudges

Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 8 votes
Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 5 votes
Romans 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 4 votes
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. 3 votes
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
Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 3 votes
Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 2 votes
Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 2 votes
Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 2 votes