Bible Verses About How to Treat Your Enemies
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for how to treat your enemies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,303 votes, led by Luke 6:27-28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about How to Treat Your Enemies
Luke 6:27-28243 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Romans 12:20-21218 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.
Proverbs 24:17206 votes
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Romans 12:19180 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.
Matthew 5:38-39156 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
1 Timothy 5:8113 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.
Luke 10:27105 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Romans 13:484 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.
1 John 1:881 votes
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Psalms 46:179 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
James 4:1179 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.
Deuteronomy 28:47-4876 votes
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Proverbs 25:2675 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Matthew 26:52-5472 votes
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
John 14:2672 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Galatians 2:2072 votes
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Luke 6:2768 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
John 18:1-4068 votes
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
Proverbs 16:754 votes
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Romans 12:2051 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.
Leviticus 26:1-4647 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
Matthew 5:4447 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 4:1-2540 votes
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Revelation 1:138 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:
Romans 12:2137 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
What does the Bible say about how to treat your enemies?
Readers most often cite Luke 6:27-28 on the subject of how to treat your enemies. Across 3,303 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 12:20-21, Proverbs 24:17, Romans 12:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.