Best 18 Bible Verses About Enemies

Update on March 9, 2020 by Pastor Jack Wellman

We are commanded to love our enemies, as hard as it may be. We must forgive and bless each other, and turn to God for wisdom and strength when it comes to dealing with those we may consider our enemies. Here are 18 Bible verses about enemies to help you out if you are struggling with what seems to be an enemy.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

- Luke 6:35

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

- Romans 5:10

If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.

- Exodus 23:5

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

- Matthew 5:9

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

- Proverbs 10:12

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

- Proverbs 25:21-22

To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

- Romans 12:20

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

- Matthew 5:44-45

“But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

- Exodus 23:22

You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again.

- Deuteronomy 22:4

Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

- Matthew 5:11-12

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

- Romans 12:21

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

- Matthew 7:12

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

- Leviticus 19:18

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

- John 13:34-35

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

- 1 Peter 3:15

But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

- Luke 6:27-28

We love because he first loved us.

- 1 John 4:19

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