47 Bible Verses about Complaining

Neither murmur you, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

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

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed some that were in the outlying parts of the camp.

For which cause both you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that you murmur against him?

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

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

And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this worthless bread.

After the number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.

Murmur not one against another, brethren, lest you be judged: behold, the judge stands before the door.

And the mixed multitude that was among them had a strong craving: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

And in the morning, then you shall see the glory of the LORD; for he hears your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that you murmur against us?

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for the LORD hears your murmurings which you murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

And the children of Israel 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 when we did eat bread to the full; for you have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

Who has woe? who has sorrow? who has contentions? who has babbling? who has wounds without cause? who has redness of eyes?

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

Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me,

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

Do all things without murmuring and disputing:

Therefore the people did strive with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why do you strive with me? why do you test the LORD?

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Does this offend you?

Practice hospitality one to another without grudging.

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.

That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Why do you strive against him? for he gives not account of any of his matters.

If my land cries against me, and its furrows likewise complain;

And you murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and he followed not us: and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

And the LORD heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and swore, saying,

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

Then Job answered and said,

But the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.

Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not evil and good?

And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is this that you have brought us up 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 against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, holding men in admiration for the sake of advantage.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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