Bible Verses About Enemy

Give judgment for me, ADONAI, my God, as your righteousness demands. Don't let them gloat over me.

Don't let them say to themselves, "Aha! We got what we wanted!"or say, "We swallowed them up!"

May those who gloat over my distress be disgraced and humiliated. May those who aggrandize themselves at my expense be covered with shame and confusion.

But may those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad! Let them say always, "How great is ADONAI, who delights in the peace of his servant!"

Then my tongue will tell of your righteousness and praise you all day long.

For wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me, spoken against me with lying tongues,

surrounded me with hateful words, and attacked me without cause.

In return for my love they became my accusers, even though I prayed for them.

They repay me evil for good and hatred for my love.

A song of ascents: Since I was young they have often attacked me -let Isra'el repeat it

since I was young they have often attacked me, but they haven't overcome me.

The plowmen plowed on my back; wounding me with long furrows.

Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

For ADONAI might see it, and it would displease him; he might withdraw his anger from your foe.

If someone who hates you is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

For you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head, and ADONAI will reward you.

"You have heard that our fathers were told, `Love your neighbors -- and hate your enemy.'

But I tell you, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

Then you will become children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun shine on good and bad people alike, and he sends rain to the righteous and the unrighteous alike.

What reward do you get if you love only those who love you? Why, even tax-collectors do that!

And if you are friendly only to your friends, are you doing anything out of the ordinary? Even the Goyim do that!

Therefore, be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Nevertheless, to you who are listening, what I say is this: "Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you,

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

"If someone hits you on one cheek, offer the other too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well.