59 Bible Verses about Abuse

and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.

What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

For he considered the reproach because of the Messiah to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since his attention was on the reward.

What should we say then? Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?

For the land is full of adulterers;
the land mourns because of the curse,
and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.
Their way of life has become evil,
and their power is not rightly used

“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

“When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face.

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.

A people you don’t know will eat your land’s produce and everything you have labored for. You will only be oppressed and crushed continually.

“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

The one who corrects a mocker
will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

Don’t pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,

“You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.

Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,

Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine now. Use them and do whatever you want to them. But don’t do this horrible thing to this man.”

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.

Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

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, either in this age or in the one to come.

While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden, perverted men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him!”

Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,
for he trusts you and lives near you.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.

What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my authority in the gospel.

Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

So they are surprised that you don’t plunge with them into the same flood of wild living—and they slander you.

when He was reviled,
He did not revile in return;
when He was suffering,
He did not threaten
but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads

As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to taunts and afflictions, and at other times you were companions of those who were treated that way.

day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”