Bible Verses About Being Cruel
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being cruel, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 187 votes, led by Proverbs 11:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Cruel
Proverbs 11:1735 votes
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Mark 7:21-2222 votes
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
James 1:2620 votes
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Proverbs 22:24-2516 votes
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
John 8:4413 votes
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 16:813 votes
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
1 Timothy 1:413 votes
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
1 Timothy 2:413 votes
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Luke 23:3411 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 2:8-1611 votes
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Jeremiah 22:310 votes
Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Daniel 2:4410 votes
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
What does the Bible say about being cruel?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 11:17 on the subject of being cruel. Across 187 votes, 12 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 7:21-22, James 1:26, Proverbs 22:24-25. This page lists all 12 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.