Top 25 Bible Verses About Being Offended (NIV)

²¹ Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you- ²² for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

¹¹ A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

¹⁹ My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

²³ Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me."

¹⁵ "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. ¹⁶ But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' ¹⁷ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

¹² Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

²⁴ And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

²² Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. ²³ "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.

¹⁶⁵ Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

¹⁹ An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

¹⁴ The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

⁷ "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. ⁸ Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. ⁹ Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.

¹⁸ "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

¹⁸ They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

¹⁶ A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

¹⁴ If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

¹⁰ That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

⁸ Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

³³ "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

⁹ Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.

⁶ Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me."

¹⁷ The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?