Forgiveness and love are closely tied throughout Scripture, since genuine love is described as covering and overlooking offenses. This page gathers verified verses connecting forgiveness and love.
Every verse below is drawn from a verified King James Version text.
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 34:12
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:28
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psalms 91:14
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Psalms 103:3
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Psalms 145:20
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 3:12
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
Isaiah 43:4
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalms 25:18
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalms 32:1
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Psalms 40:16
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Mark 11:25
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Mark 11:26
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Romans 4:7
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James 2:5
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
James 2:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
1 Peter 1:8
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1 Peter 1:22
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Titus 2:2
All verses are quoted from the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation.
1 Peter 4:8’s statement that “charity shall cover the multitude of sins” ties love directly to a forgiving posture toward others’ faults.
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Every verse on this page is drawn from the King James Version, a public-domain translation available in full at Blue Letter Bible for anyone who wants to study the wider context.
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Every verse gathered in Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Love was originally written as part of a larger passage, letter, or narrative. Reading a single verse on its own is genuinely useful, but if one particular verse stands out to you, it is worth taking a few extra minutes to read the surrounding chapter. Context rarely changes what a verse means, but it often deepens it.
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Every verse in Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Love is drawn from the King James Version specifically, a translation completed in 1611 that remains one of the most widely quoted English versions of Scripture. Its language is more formal than modern translations, which some readers find adds a certain weight to familiar passages.
The twenty verses in Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Love were selected specifically because they speak directly to this subject, rather than only mentioning it in passing. Some are well known; others are easy to overlook on a first read through Scripture. Both kinds are included here because familiarity is not the same as relevance — a lesser-known verse can sometimes say exactly what a well-known one does not.
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Not every verse in Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Love will land the same way on a first read. Scripture written thousands of years ago, in a very different culture, occasionally uses language or imagery that takes a moment to connect with a modern situation. If a particular verse feels unclear, reading it again after a day or two, or alongside a study Bible’s footnotes, often helps.
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A handful of verses in Bible Verses About Forgiveness and Love tend to stand out more than the rest on repeated reading, though which ones stand out often differs from person to person. There is no wrong choice here — the verse that matters most is usually the one that speaks directly to whatever you are carrying at the time you read it.
Twenty verses is enough to give a genuine sense of how often Scripture returns to this subject, without becoming so long that no single verse gets the attention it deserves. Shorter lists risk missing important passages; much longer ones risk turning into a list nobody actually reads all the way through.
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Forgiveness and love are closely connected in Scripture — genuine love naturally extends toward forgiving others.