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Bible Verses About Forgiving a Friend

17 verses from Scripture about forgiving a friend.

17 Verses

And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

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Colossians 3:13Colossians

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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