Bible Verses About Mental Abuse

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.”

“An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.”

“Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.”

“Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”

“The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?”

“A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.”

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.”

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

“Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.”

“I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

“He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

“I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.”

“If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.”

“The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

“Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.”

“Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

“He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.”

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.”

“You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.”

“I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.”

“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.”

“Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.”

“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.”

“And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.”

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

“Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

“A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.”

“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.”

“Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”

“For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.”

“But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;”

“Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”