47 Bible Verses about Complaining

Neither murmur ye as some of them murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

and all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron. And the whole congregation said unto them, "Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt, either we would that we had died in this wilderness.

And the whole multitude of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

And the people waxed unpatient, and it displeased the ears of the LORD. And when the LORD heard it, he was wroth, and the fire of the LORD burnt among them and consumed the uttermost of the host.

For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: for what is Aaron, that ye should murmur against him?"

In the evening, and morning, and at noon day will I mourn and complain: and he shall hear my voice.

Then the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

And the people spake against God and against Moses, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our souls loatheth this light bread."

after the number of the days in which ye searched out the land forty days, and every day a year: so that they shall bear your unrighteousness forty years, and ye shall feel my vengeance.

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be damned. Behold, the judge standeth before the door.

And the rascal people that was among them fell a lusting. And the children of Israel also went to, and wept, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat?

and in the morning ye shall see the glory of the LORD: because he hath heard your grudgings against the LORD - for what are we that ye should murmur against us?"

In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration.

And moreover spake Moses, "At evening the LORD will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning bread enough, because the LORD hath heard your murmur which ye murmur against him: for what are we? Your murmuring is not against us, but against the LORD."

"How long shall this evil multitude murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel which they murmur against me.

and said unto them, "Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and ate bread our bellies' full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole multitude for hunger."

They also which have been of an erroneous spirit shall come to understanding, and they that have been scornful shall learn doctrine."

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes?

And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Your carcasses shall lie in this wilderness, neither shall any of these numbers which were numbered from twenty years and above of you which have murmured against me

Is it with a man, that I make this disputation? Which if it were so, should not my spirit be then in sore trouble?

Wherefore then murmureth the living man, let him murmur at his own sin.

We remember the fish which we should eat in Egypt for nought, and of the cucumbers and melons, leeks, onions and garlic.

Do all things without murmuring and disputing,

And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?"

Jesus knew, in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, and said unto them, "Doth this offend you?

Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.

When I think, 'My bed shall comfort me; I shall have some refreshing by talking to myself upon my couch,'

When I am purposed to forget my complainings, to change my countenance, and to comfort myself;

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world,

It grieveth my soul to live. Nevertheless, now will I put forth my words: I will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul,

Why dost thou then strive against him? Because he giveth thee no accounts of all his doings?

But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint;

and murmured in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hateth us, therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites and to destroy us.

And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me." John answered him, saying, "Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, which followeth not us and we forbade him, because he followeth us not."

And the LORD heard the voice of your words and was wroth and swore saying,

Take heed unto me, and hear me, how piteously I mourn and complain.

And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

Job answered, and said,

And on the morrow all the multitude of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, "Ye have killed the people of the LORD."

out of the mouth of the most Highest goeth not evil and good"?

There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another; even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, whose mouths speak proud things. They have men in great reverence because of advantage.

How dare one of you having business with another, go to law under the wicked? And not rather under the saints?

but murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.