Bible Verses About Cynicism
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for cynicism, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,389 votes, led by Matthew 17:20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Cynicism
Matthew 17:20118 votes
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Romans 11:1-36114 votes
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Romans 14:13101 votes
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
2 Peter 2:1092 votes
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
John 3:1684 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.
2 Peter 3:973 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Psalms 14:155 votes
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
John 10:1054 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 14:653 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 2:3853 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 1:4-552 votes
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Romans 14:2346 votes
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
John 3:16-1744 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 4:2944 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.
1 John 4:844 votes
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Romans 11:1443 votes
If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Colossians 4:641 votes
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Romans 11:1540 votes
For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
Revelation 1:140 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
James 3:1339 votes
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
1 John 4:139 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Mark 11:2337 votes
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Luke 23:3437 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 15:1-737 votes
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Hebrews 6:1-337 votes
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
What does the Bible say about cynicism?
Readers most often cite Matthew 17:20 on the subject of cynicism. Across 2,389 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 11:1-36, Romans 14:13, 2 Peter 2:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.