Bible Verses About Resisting the Enemy
July 9, 2024
Bible Verses About Responding to Wickedness
July 9, 2024
Jesus taught us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, which is never easy. The Bible acknowledges that we will face opposition in life, but it also shows us how to respond—with faith, forgiveness, and trust in God’s justice. These verses provide guidance and encouragement when dealing with conflict, helping us reflect Christ’s love even in difficult relationships.
Bible Verses About Enemies
Matthew 5:44 – “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Luke 6:27 – “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
Romans 12:20 – “On the contrary: ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.'”
Proverbs 25:21-22 – “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.”
Psalm 23:5 – “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
Exodus 23:4-5 – “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.”
Proverbs 24:17 – “Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice.”
Psalm 138:7 – “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.”
Luke 6:35 – “But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
Proverbs 16:7 – “When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.”
Psalm 110:1 – “The Lord says to my lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'”
Matthew 5:43-44 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Romans 12:14 – “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”
Micah 7:8 – “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”
Psalm 27:6 – “Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.”
Romans 5:10 – “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”
Proverbs 25:21 – “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.”
Psalm 41:11 – “I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.”
Exodus 23:22 – “If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.”
Psalm 18:3 – “I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.”
Psalm 31:15 – “My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.”
Psalm 44:5 – “Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.”
Psalm 56:9 – “Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.”
Psalm 59:1 – “Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.”
Psalm 60:12 – “With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.”
Psalm 68:1 – “May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.”
Deuteronomy 20:1 – “When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.”
Proverbs 24:17-18 – “Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.”
Psalm 34:21 – “Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.”
Luke 1:71 – “salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—”
Psalm 143:9 – “Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.”
Psalm 138:7 – “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.”
Psalm 25:19 – “See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!”
Psalm 55:12 – “If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.”
Isaiah 41:11 – “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.”
Psalm 112:8 – “Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.”
Psalm 27:12 – “Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.”
Psalm 69:4 – “Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.”
Psalm 18:17 – “He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.”
Psalm 18:48 – “who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.”
Psalm 9:3 – “My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.”
Psalm 31:8 – “You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.”
Psalm 3:1-2 – “Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.'”
Psalm 17:9 – “from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.”
Psalm 18:40 – “You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.”
Psalm 55:18 – “He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.”
Psalm 6:10 – “All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.”
Psalm 38:19 – “Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.”
Psalm 41:2 – “The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.”
Psalm 92:9 – “For surely your enemies, Lord, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.”
Psalm 35:1 – “Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.”
Psalm 27:2 – “When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.”
Psalm 44:7 – “but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.”
Psalm 17:13 – “Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down; with your sword rescue me from the wicked.”
Psalm 18:6 – “In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.”
Psalm 31:20 – “In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.”
Psalm 57:6 – “They spread a net for my feet—I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.”
Psalm 35:19 – “Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.”
Psalm 9:6 – “Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.”
Psalm 18:37 – “I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.”
Psalm 38:19 – “Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.”
Psalm 83:2 – “See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.”
Psalm 41:11 – “I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.”
Psalm 7:6 – “Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.”
Psalm 54:7 – “You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.”
Psalm 18:48 – “who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.”
Psalm 27:6 – “Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.”
Psalm 31:8 – “You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.”
Psalm 56:2 – “My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.”
Psalm 118:7 – “The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.”
Psalm 57:6 – “They spread a net for my feet—I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.”
Psalm 119:139 – “My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.”
Psalm 138:7 – “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.”
Psalm 54:5 – “Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.”
Psalm 27:12 – “Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.”
Psalm 38:19 – “Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.”
Psalm 139:22 – “I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.”
Psalm 55:3 – “because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.”
Psalm 64:1 – “Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.”
Psalm 92:9 – “For surely your enemies, Lord, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.”
Psalm 59:1 – “Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.”
Psalm 109:3 – “With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.”
Psalm 68:21 – “Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.”
Psalm 143:9 – “Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.”
Psalm 66:3 – “Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.'”
Psalm 35:1 – “Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.”
Psalm 119:98 – “Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.”
Psalm 18:17 – “He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.”
Psalm 41:2 – “The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.”
Psalm 27:2 – “When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.”
Psalm 3:7 – “Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.”
Psalm 60:11 – “Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.”
Psalm 35:19 – “Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.”
Psalm 83:2 – “See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.”
Psalm 68:1 – “May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.”
Psalm 143:12 – “In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.”
Psalm 59:10 – “My God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.”
Psalm 18:3 – “I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.”
Psalm 6:10 – “All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.”
Psalm 9:3 – “My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.”
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