36 Bible Verses about harassment

yet because this widow causes me a beating, I will avenge her, lest by no end of coming she give me a black eye.

But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those that ye let remain of them shall be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land in which ye dwell.

My enemies would swallow me up all the day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant.

And LORD said to me, Do not vex Moab, neither contend with them in battle, for I will not give thee of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot for a possession.

for they vex you with their wiles, with which they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the ruler of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor

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

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

And they vexed and oppressed the sons of Israel that year. Eighteen years [they oppressed] all the sons of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

Vex the Midianites, and smite them,

Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who vex Judah shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had not one relief, but being oppressed in everything: battles outside, fears within.

For they persecute him whom thou have smitten, and they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou have wounded.

Will thou harass a driven leaf? And will thou pursue the dry stubble?

Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach in it for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel,

But when he saw the multitudes, he felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dejected, as sheep having no shepherd.

And when thou come near opposite the sons of Ammon, do not vex them, nor contend with them, for I will not give thee of the land of the sons of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels.

He will send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God will send forth his loving kindness and his truth.

And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and persecute him,

And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

also those who were afflicted with unclean spirits. And they were healed.

And behold, a Canaanite woman having come out from those regions, cried out to him, saying, Be merciful to me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously demon-possessed.

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, cursing as he came.

because he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to kill.

And he saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and wanted to passed by them.

because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

And having brought him onto a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And he went up from there to Bethel. And as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.

Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the sons of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. And where

While he still spoke, they come from the synagogue ruler saying, Thy daughter died, why still trouble the teacher?

Now about that time Herod the king threw on hands to harm some of those from the church.

And also the populace of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem bringing the feeble, and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine. I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seems good to you, but to this man do not any such folly.