Bible Verses About Bullying
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for bullying, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 23,674 votes, led by Leviticus 19:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bullying
Leviticus 19:182,420 votes
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.
Matthew 5:43-481,517 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
2 Timothy 1:71,410 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Romans 12:19-201,212 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:181,137 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Deuteronomy 31:61,104 votes
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 John 3:15973 votes
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Proverbs 6:16-19873 votes
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
1 John 2:9845 votes
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
Matthew 5:11700 votes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Ephesians 4:29658 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Psalms 18:3593 votes
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Isaiah 41:11-13552 votes
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Matthew 5:38-41464 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Psalms 34:12-18389 votes
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 82:4370 votes
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Mark 12:31340 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Romans 2:1-29299 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Proverbs 22:10277 votes
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Proverbs 17:9252 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 24:16237 votes
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
James 4:11-12236 votes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Psalms 5:6223 votes
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Revelation 22:12195 votes
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Matthew 7:12189 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.
What does the Bible say about bullying?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 19:18 on the subject of bullying. Across 23,674 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:43-48, 2 Timothy 1:7, Romans 12:19-20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.