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This collection has 28 Bible verses about forgiving yourself: 10 from the Old Testament and 18 from the New Testament. Luke appears most often (4 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about forgiving yourself? Read 28 carefully selected Bible verses about forgiving yourself, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you."
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."
"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."
"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."
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
"Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”"
"Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."
“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
"but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth."
"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth."
"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."
"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."
"Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”"
"Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little."
"He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him."
"He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear 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."
"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
"Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;"
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"
"The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense."
"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression."
"Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors."
"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."
"Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots."
"Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."
"They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”"
"And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
"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."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
"I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
"Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands."
"The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."
"for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;"
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
"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."
"Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
"He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
"Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven."
"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
"As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us."
"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."
"so that he who blesses himself in the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes."
"That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes."
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:"
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
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 28 Bible verses about forgiving yourself: 10 from the Old Testament and 18 from the New Testament. Luke appears most often (4 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about forgiving yourself? Read 28 carefully selected Bible verses about forgiving yourself, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Ephesians 4:32: "And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you." Mark 11:25: "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." 2 Corinthians 5:17-18: "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;" Full collection: 28 verses on this page (36% Old Testament, 64% New Testament).
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