Bible Verses About Resentment
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for resentment, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 37,143 votes, led by Ephesians 4:31. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Resentment
Ephesians 4:311,078 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Mark 11:251,031 votes
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
1 Peter 5:10925 votes
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Romans 12:2901 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
James 4:7888 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7804 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Hebrews 12:15748 votes
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Job 5:2745 votes
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
James 5:16735 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Matthew 6:15721 votes
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13713 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Romans 3:23676 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Luke 6:37674 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Romans 8:28647 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 4:32627 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
1 Peter 2:23623 votes
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Romans 3:10599 votes
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Psalms 13:2-4590 votes
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Matthew 6:12-13587 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Psalms 71:20-24578 votes
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Revelation 1:1529 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:
Hebrews 12:14-15492 votes
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Colossians 3:8479 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Proverbs 15:1463 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Ephesians 4:26458 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
What does the Bible say about resentment?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:31 on the subject of resentment. Across 37,143 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 11:25, 1 Peter 5:10, Romans 12:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.