What Does the Bible Say About Being Wronged?

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 139 helpful votes

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

James 4:17 ESV / 91 helpful votes

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

John 16:33 ESV / 69 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

1 Peter 3:8-4:19 ESV / 62 helpful votes

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” ...

Psalm 37:9 ESV / 36 helpful votes

For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

1 John 2:4 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

1 John 3:17 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Psalm 101:1-8 ESV / 24 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. ...

Galatians 5:16 ESV / 23 helpful votes

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

1 John 1:8 ESV / 20 helpful votes

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 18 helpful votes

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 ESV / 15 helpful votes

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, ...

1 John 3:4 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

1 Corinthians 6:1-8 ESV / 13 helpful votes

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, ...

1 Peter 1:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 11 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Galatians 5:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

1 Peter 3:18 ESV / 9 helpful votes

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

Philippians 2:12-13 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 9 helpful votes

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 4:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Job 1:10-11 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”

James 3:9-10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Luke 23:34 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

2 Timothy 3:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Colossians 4:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Galatians 6:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Galatians 1:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Romans 8:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Acts 15:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes

That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

Hosea 6:1-11 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. ...

1 Corinthians 15:54-57 ESV / 4 helpful votes

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ...

Matthew 4:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

42 Bible Verses about Being Wronged

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 139 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 4:17 ESV / 91 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 16:33 ESV / 69 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:8-4:19 ESV / 62 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 37:9 ESV / 36 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 2:4 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 35 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:17 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 101:1-8 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:16 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:8 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:4 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Peter 1:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:18 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Matthew 4:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Job 1:10-11 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 3:9-10 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 23:34 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 3:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Galatians 1:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Romans 8:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 15:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hosea 6:1-11 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:54-57 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Matthew 4:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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