16 Bible Verses about People Forgiving Others

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

does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil.

And above all things have fervent love to yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

The judgment of a man puts off his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

At the end of every seven years you shall make a release.

Beware that there is not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and your eye may be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing. And he may cry to Jehovah against you, and it is sin to you.

And Moses commanded them, saying: At the end of seven years, at the set time of the year of release, in the Feast of Tabernacles,

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.

And they having nothing to pay, he freely forgave both. Then which of them do you say will love him most?

And answering, Simon said, I suppose that one to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave anything, for your sakes I forgave it to him in the person of Christ;

but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in Heaven forgive your trespasses.