Jeremiah 15:10
How terrible for me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of strife and contention for the whole land! I've neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
Exodus 22:25
"If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.
Psalm 15:5
who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.
Jeremiah 1:18-19
"As for me, today I'm making you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall against the whole land against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Jeremiah 15:20
I'll make you a fortified wall of bronze to this people. They'll fight against you, but they won't prevail against you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you,"
Jeremiah 20:7-8
You deceived me, LORD, and I've been deceived. You overpowered me, and you prevailed. I've become a laughing stock all day long, and everyone mocks me.
Leviticus 25:36
You are not to take interest or profit from him. Instead, you are to fear your God and let your relative live with you.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
"Don't charge interest to your relatives, whether for money, food, or for anything that has been loaned at interest.
1 Kings 18:17-18
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab asked him, "Is it really you, you destroyer of Israel?"
1 Kings 21:20
Later on, Ahab asked Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?"
1 Kings 22:8
"There is still one man left by whom we could ask the LORD what to do," the king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me. Instead, he prophesies evil. He is Imla's son Micaiah." But Jehoshaphat rebuked Ahab, "Kings should never talk like that."
Nehemiah 5:1-6
Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews,
Job 3:1-26
After this, Job spoke up solemnly, cursing the day he was born.
Psalm 109:28
They will curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, while your servant rejoices.
Psalm 120:5-6
How terrible for me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I reside among the tents of Kedar!
Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
Let the day on which I was born be cursed. Don't let the day on which my mother gave birth to me be blessed.
Ezekiel 2:6-7
"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group.
Ezekiel 3:7-9
But the house of Israel won't listen to you, since they weren't willing to listen to me. That's because the entire house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
Matthew 10:21-23
"Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.
Matthew 24:9
"Then they'll hand you over to suffer and will kill you, and you'll be hated by all the nations because of my name.
Luke 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them and told Mary, his mother, "This infant is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and rise. Also, he will be a sign that will be opposed.
Luke 6:22
"How blessed are you whenever people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because of the Son of Man!
Acts 16:20-22
They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews
Acts 17:6-8
When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, "These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too,
Acts 19:8-9
He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.
Acts 19:25-28
He called a meeting of these men and others who were engaged in similar trades and said, "Men, you well know that we get a good income from this business.
Acts 28:22
However, we'd like to hear from you what you believe, because people are talking against this sect everywhere."
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display in last place, like men condemned to death. We have become a spectacle for the world, for angels, and for people to stare at.