Bible Verses About Loving Difficult People
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for loving difficult people, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,549 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 Loving Difficult People
Luke 6:27-36671 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
2 Timothy 2:23-26578 votes
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Romans 12:9-21300 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Matthew 5:46266 votes
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7266 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Proverbs 15:1-7262 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
John 15:12244 votes
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Matthew 18:15224 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Matthew 5:43-48210 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 21:22178 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 5:38-48150 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Proverbs 9:7-9136 votes
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Luke 6:32134 votes
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Proverbs 10:12119 votes
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
John 13:35113 votes
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
1 Peter 4:8113 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
John 3:16111 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.
Romans 5:8106 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 12:1899 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Mark 12:3098 votes
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Proverbs 17:1797 votes
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
John 3:16-1797 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.
Matthew 5:4496 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;
John 15:1394 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Philippians 2:392 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
What does the Bible say about loving difficult people?
Readers most often cite Luke 6:27-36 on the subject of loving difficult people. Across 9,549 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 2:23-26, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 5:46. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.