Bible Verses About Apologizing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for apologizing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,178 votes, led by James 5:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Apologizing
James 5:16473 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Matthew 5:23-24284 votes
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
1 Corinthians 13:4-7257 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Luke 17:3-4231 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Ephesians 4:32208 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Matthew 12:25134 votes
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
1 John 4:7-8124 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Hebrews 12:14-15116 votes
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Matthew 18:15-17104 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
1 John 2:1-2983 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Psalms 34:1376 votes
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
1 Corinthians 6:1-2073 votes
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Proverbs 15:166 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
1 John 1:957 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 3:16-1756 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Ephesians 4:3155 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Matthew 6:14-1548 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Hebrews 12:1443 votes
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
1 Peter 3:8-1242 votes
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Luke 9:2341 votes
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 17:438 votes
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
John 14:338 votes
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Galatians 5:2238 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Matthew 7:1232 votes
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
John 13:3532 votes
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
What does the Bible say about apologizing?
Readers most often cite James 5:16 on the subject of apologizing. Across 3,178 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:23-24, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Luke 17:3-4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.