31 Bible Verses about Resentment, Against People

My son, despise not the chastening of LORD, nor be weary of his reproof. For whom LORD loves he reproves, {and he whips every son whom he receives (LXX/NT)}.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.

And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought an offering to LORD of the fruit of the ground. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering,read more.
but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have thou done thus to us, that thou did not call us when thou went to fight with Midian? And they chided with him sharply.

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant about the two brothers.

Now in those days, the disciples being multiplied, there developed a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily assistance.

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did to him.

But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they also received a denarius each. And when they received it, they murmured against the house-ruler,

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.

And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters. But David strengthened himself in LORD his God.

And every man who was in distress, and every man who was in debt, and every man who was discontented, gathered themselves to him, and he became captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

And the sons of Israel did not smite them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the rulers.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil.

Do all things without grumblings and arguments,

Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am LORD.

Thou shall surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou give to him, because for this thing LORD thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou put thy hand to.

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.

And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth. This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic.

Do not grumble, brothers, against each other, so that ye not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors.

stranger-loving toward each other without complaints.

A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city, and [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Not that I speak regarding need, for I have learned in what things I am to be content.

But piety with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world. It is clear that neither can we carry anything out, but having food and covering we will be content with these.read more.
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have thou done thus to us, that thou did not call us when thou went to fight with Midian? And they chided with him sharply. And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? God has delivered into your hand the rulers of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.