Bible Verses About Resentment

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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.

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.

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.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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;

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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.

And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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.

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:

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.