Bible Verses About Cruelty
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for cruelty, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 352 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 Cruelty
Proverbs 11:1760 votes
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs 21:1343 votes
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
James 4:1-1739 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Proverbs 11:2925 votes
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Mark 7:21-2224 votes
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Proverbs 12:1022 votes
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Isaiah 13:1822 votes
Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Matthew 10:2820 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Psalms 11:517 votes
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Luke 12:417 votes
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Jeremiah 50:4215 votes
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Proverbs 26:24-2814 votes
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Revelation 9:1-2112 votes
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 Samuel 1:19-2011 votes
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
Psalms 37:811 votes
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
What does the Bible say about cruelty?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 11:17 on the subject of cruelty. Across 352 votes, 15 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 21:13, James 4:1-17, Proverbs 11:29. This page lists all 15 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.