When you hurt someone else, it can be hard to heal the wound. You may have already apologized, but you still feel guilty for hurting your friend or family member. It’s important to understand that there are Bible verses about hurting others that can help you move forward and repair the damage you caused.
The New Testament also has many verses about hurting others. For example, Jesus said in Matthew 5:44, “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” This verse teaches us that we should love our enemies and pray for them.
Bible verses about hurting others
- Proverbs 15:1-2: A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Matthew 18:15-17: If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.” -Romans 12:17
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” -Romans 12:21
- “And so we will not be ashamed to speak of our hope, for the Lord has rescued us from disgrace, and he will make us his boast.”
-2 Corinthians 1:9
- “a cheerful giver”
-2 Corinthians 9:7
- “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
-Ephesians 4:29
1 Corinthians 13:5: “Love keeps no record of wrongs.”
1 John 4:8: “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
- “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (Ephesians 4:29)
- “‘All things are lawful,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful,’ but not all things build up.” (1 Corinthians 10:23)
- “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)
Bible verses about hurting others’ feelings
- “Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few” (Ecclesiastes 5:2).
- “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3–4).
- “For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself” (Galatians 6:3).
“Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.” Romans 12:19
“Whoever treats others with contempt is a fool, but the one who fears God is kept safe.” – Proverbs 14:16
Psalm 52:8 – But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. Psalm 121:3 – Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. Psalm 31:23 – Love the Lord, all his faithful people! The Lord preserves those who are true to him, but the wicked he pays back in full.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
- Proverbs 15:1-2: A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Matthew 18:15-17: If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.” -Romans 12:17
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” -Romans 12:21
- “And so we will not be ashamed to speak of our hope, for the Lord has rescued us from disgrace, and he will make us his boast.”
-2 Corinthians 1:9
- “a cheerful giver”
-2 Corinthians 9:7
- “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
-Ephesians 4:29
1 Corinthians 13:5: “Love keeps no record of wrongs.”
1 John 4:8: “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
- “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (Ephesians 4:29)
- “‘All things are lawful,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful,’ but not all things build up.” (1 Corinthians 10:23)
- “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)
Bible verses about hurting others physically
Bible verses about hurting others physically:
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
Matthew 5:38-39
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”
Proverbs 25:21-22 “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.”
The following are Bible verses about hurting others physically, and they come from the New International Version.
Proverbs 25:21-22 (NIV) 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor’s coat and he has defaulted,
Bible verses about hurting others physically
There are many passages in the Bible that deal with how to treat others. Here are just a few of them.
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.” (Exodus 22:21-24)
“Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)
“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.” (Deuteronomy 24:17)
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it
Bible verses about hurting others physically
Proverbs 25:9
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed clean; you were sanctified; you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy (an idolater), an abuser (hates his brother),a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat!
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again.” –Luke 6:27-30 (NKJV)
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” –Romans 12:21 (NASB)
“Blessed are those who keep justice, Who do righteousness at all times!” –Psalms 106:3 (NASB)
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” –Ephesians 4:29 (NKJV)