Bible Verses About Enemies
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for enemies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,706 votes, led by Luke 6:27-36. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Enemies
Luke 6:27-36710 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Psalms 109:2-5582 votes
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Romans 12:14476 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Proverbs 24:17432 votes
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Deuteronomy 31:6424 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.
Romans 12:20350 votes
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Psalms 57:6337 votes
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Matthew 5:43-48304 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Proverbs 16:7297 votes
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Psalms 138:7272 votes
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Psalms 35:1-28266 votes
Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Exodus 14:14254 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Luke 23:34236 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Psalms 37:1-5228 votes
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 71:10175 votes
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Exodus 23:22161 votes
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
Proverbs 25:21154 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Psalms 40:13-15123 votes
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
Psalms 23:4122 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 23:1-6113 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
1 Timothy 5:8110 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Proverbs 25:22102 votes
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
James 4:499 votes
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Micah 7:5-697 votes
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Romans 13:495 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
What does the Bible say about enemies?
Readers most often cite Luke 6:27-36 on the subject of enemies. Across 9,706 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 109:2-5, Romans 12:14, Proverbs 24:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.