Bible Verses About Enemy

Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.

Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.

Let them bee confounded, and put to shame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues against me.

But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.

And my tongue shall vtter thy righteousnesse, and thy praise euery day.

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.

Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.

For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.

But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also.