What does the Bible say about unforgiveness?

14 verses about unforgiveness, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about unforgiveness

1. Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 6 votes
2. 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. 6 votes
3. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 4 votes
4. Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 4 votes
5. 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. 3 votes
6. Proverbs 24:17 — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 2 votes
7. Matthew 6:12 — And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 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. 2 Corinthians 2:10 — To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; 2 votes
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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. 2 votes
13. Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 2 votes
14. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 2 votes

Where these verses are

Matthew (3), Ephesians (3), Colossians (2), Proverbs (1), Mark (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 John (1)

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

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.