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This collection has 30 Bible verses about bullying: 10 from the Old Testament and 20 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (5 verses), across 13 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about bullying? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about bullying, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
"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.” Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”"
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head."
"If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men."
"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
"Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”"
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
"Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him."
"Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
"There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood; a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers."
"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
"He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now."
"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."
“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake."
"Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear."
"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
"I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies."
"I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."
"Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish. You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing. For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’"
"Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."
"Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it. Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit."
"What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
"Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”"
"Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked."
"The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”"
"And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these."
"He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends."
"He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends."
"Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?"
"Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?"
"for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity."
"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."
"You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man."
"Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man."
“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
"Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets."
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”"
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
"My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth."
"My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."
"Let all that you do be done in love."
"Let all your things be done with charity."
"for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints."
"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."
"Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God."
"Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God."
"But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”"
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
"Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna."
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
"But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;"
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
"But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna."
"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 22, 2026.
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This collection has 30 Bible verses about bullying: 10 from the Old Testament and 20 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (5 verses), across 13 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about bullying? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about bullying, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
2 Timothy 1:7: "For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control." Romans 12:19-20: "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.” Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”" Romans 12:18: "If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men." Full collection: 30 verses on this page (33% Old Testament, 67% New Testament).
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