Topic
Resentment
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Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →
looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me? — read the full passage →
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. — read the full passage →
You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth. — read the full passage →
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, — read the full passage →
but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” — read the full passage →
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, — read the full passage →
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.
idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,
I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
“whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →
If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
for our God is a consuming fire.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →
Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →
“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth. — read the full passage →
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →
He said, “A certain man had two sons. — read the full passage →
A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →
“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. — read the full passage →
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. — read the full passage →
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? — read the full passage →
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