What are some Bible verses about abuse?

Answer  
  

Ephesians 6:4  

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.  
  

Colossians 3:19  

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.  
  

1 Corinthians 7:15  

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.  
  

Colossians 3:21  

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.  
  

Proverbs 22:10  

Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.  
  

Psalm 11:5  

The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.  
  

Proverbs 10:11  

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.  
  

Psalm 147:3  

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.  
  

Proverbs 15:1  

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.  
  

1 Peter 3:7  

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.  
  

James 1:19  

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.  
  

Psalm 9:9  

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.  
  

Ephesians 4:31  

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  
  

James 3:10  

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.  
  

James 1:26  

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.  
  

Matthew 19:8  

He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.”  
  

James 4:1  

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?  
  

Ephesians 4:29  

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.  
  

Proverbs 19:19  

A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.  
  

Psalm 103:6  

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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