59 Bible Verses about Abuse

and those who use this world, as not making full use, for the form of this world passes away.

Let us therefore go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.

But now ye also, put off all these things: anger, wrath, wickedness, reviling, filthy speaking out of your mouth.

What then? May we sin, because we are not under law but under grace? May it not happen!

Having esteemed the vilification of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he focused toward the recompense of reward.

What will we say then? We continue in sin so that grace may abound?

For the land is full of adulterers. For because of swearing the land mourns. The pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

And if a man smites his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

For ye tolerate it if some man enslaves you, if some man devours you, if some man seizes you, if some man lifts himself up, if some man strikes you on the face.

And we toil, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Blessed are ye when they revile you, and persecute you, and say every evil word, being deceitful against you because of me.

For ye, brothers, were called to liberty, only not liberty for an opportunity to the flesh, but be servants to each other through love.

Husbands, love the wives and do not be made bitter against them.

The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labors, shall a nation eat up which thou know not. And thou shall only be oppressed and crushed always,

Why have we fasted, [they say], and thou see not? We have afflicted our soul, and thou take no knowledge. Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact from all your laborers.

Then two robbers are crucified with him, one at the right hand and one at the left.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] himself a bruise.

Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought, and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber. For a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. Therefore Saul took his s

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep?

Also do not take heed to all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee.

And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out, yea, strife and reproach will cease.

And especially those going rear of flesh in a degenerate lust, and who despise lordship. Reckless, self-willed men, they do not tremble when speaking evil of dignities.

And those who passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine. I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seems good to you, but to this man do not any such folly.

But take heed lest somehow this privilege of yours becomes a stumbling-block to those who are weak.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own,

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man who ca

Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

And he who smites his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

What then is my reward? That, while preaching the good-news, I may make the good-news of the Christ without charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the good-news.

Therefore whoever may eat this bread or drink the cup of the Lord unworthily of the Lord, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

During which they think it strange of you not running together into the same pouring out of debauchery, while they slander.

Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads,

As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God.

Partly made a spectacle, both by reviling and afflictions, and partly having become companions of those so treated.

Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it.

And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed him, saying, If thou are the Christ, save thyself and us.