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Want to know what the Bible says about Being Offended? Here are 125 Bible verses about Being Offended from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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1 John 2:16 NIV
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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Matthew 15:12 NIV
Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
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Hosea 13:1 NIV
When Ephraim spoke, people trembled;
    he was exalted in Israel.
    But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
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Jeremiah 37:18 NIV
Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What crime have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison?
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1 Corinthians 8:9 NIV
Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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Acts 25:8 NIV
Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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2 Corinthians 10:9 NIV
I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters.
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Job 5:21 NIV
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,
    and need not fear when destruction comes.
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Proverbs 27:3-6 NIV
3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
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