Bible Verses About Your Enemies
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for your enemies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,709 votes, led by Matthew 5:44. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Your Enemies
Matthew 5:44183 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;
Proverbs 24:1773 votes
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Romans 12:1471 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 12:2068 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 16:763 votes
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Matthew 5:38-3959 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Proverbs 25:21-2256 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Psalms 138:752 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.
Matthew 5:43-4848 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Luke 6:3548 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Matthew 5:1-4847 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Luke 6:27-2847 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
John 14:147 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Exodus 23:4-543 votes
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
John 14:1539 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Luke 6:2737 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
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.
Matthew 5:4335 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Ezra 7:629 votes
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
Proverbs 25:2128 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Romans 12:17-2127 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
1 Peter 3:927 votes
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Revelation 21:826 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Exodus 23:2221 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.
2 Timothy 3:16-1721 votes
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What does the Bible say about your enemies?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:44 on the subject of your enemies. Across 1,709 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 24:17, Romans 12:14, Romans 12:20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.