Quotes about forgiveness can be incredibly powerful, providing hope and inspiration to those who are working through a difficult time. Forgiveness is not always easy, but it can be incredibly healing for both the person who is forgiving and the person who is being forgiven.
Find below our collection of heart-touching quotes about forgiveness and love that will inspire you to forgive others when you are being hurts.
Quotes About Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”
― Corrie Ten Boom
“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”
― Will Smith
“We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward.”
― Alison Croggon
“People have to forgive. We don’t have to like them, we don’t have to be friends with them, we don’t have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don’t we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!”
― C. JoyBell C.
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”
― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
“I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.”
― C.S. Lewis
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
― John F. Kennedy
“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”
― Confucius
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”
― Corrie Ten Boom
“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”
― Oprah Winfrey
“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness. ”
― Ellen Goodman
Quotes About Forgiveness and Love
Quotes About Forgiveness and Love
“Without forgiveness and love, you will live with resentment, bitterness, malice and strife which result in more pain. You can never love without forgiving. Forgiveness deepens your ability to love and frees you from pain.”
― Kemi Sogunle
“Peace within us starts when we learn to forgive and let go”
― Mimi Novic
“Forgiveness brings us closer to those who have hurt us and helps them to experience the forgiveness and love of Jesus through us who forgives them.”
― Omoakhuana Anthonia
“But I was learning forgiveness didn’t have to be about granting absolution for sins but being able to find freedom from pain.”
― Heather Topham Wood, Falling for Autumn
“A HERO… IS… FOREVER.
Adieu, Snotlout.
I could not have done this without you.
I carry you with me, every step I take, every decision I make. You are part of my blood, and I would never have gotten this far without you.
We shall meet again, in a better world than this one.”
― Cressida Cowell, How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero
“Forgiveness was complicated. When someone hurt us, betrayed us, they took something from us, trust, a belief that life was predictable, faith in people. It was easier to stay angry at someone else than to admit how vulnerable we were. We could all get hurt. And the people we loved the most were the ones that could hurt us the greatest. We were most vulnerable to them.
But what was love if not giving those parts that scared us.”
― Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Chasing Kat
“No god will spare you forgiveness for loving me.”
― Liam Levi, Thousand Sinful Kisses
“Love’s voice reverberates with forgiveness across the room of our heart”
― Munia Khan
“Keep dreaming,
Keep hoping,
Keep loving
Keep giving,
keep motivating,
Keep forgiving,
Keep praying,
Keep tithing,
Keep sharing your testimony.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita
“Peace within us starts when we learn to forgive and let go”
― Mimi Novic
“Forgiveness brings us closer to those who have hurt us and helps them to experience the forgiveness and love of Jesus through us who forgives them.”
― Omoakhuana Anthonia
“But I was learning forgiveness didn’t have to be about granting absolution for sins but being able to find freedom from pain.”
― Heather Topham Wood, Falling for Autumn
“A HERO… IS… FOREVER.
Adieu, Snotlout.
I could not have done this without you.
I carry you with me, every step I take, every decision I make. You are part of my blood, and I would never have gotten this far without you.
We shall meet again, in a better world than this one.”
― Cressida Cowell, How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero
“Forgiveness was complicated. When someone hurt us, betrayed us, they took something from us, trust, a belief that life was predictable, faith in people. It was easier to stay angry at someone else than to admit how vulnerable we were. We could all get hurt. And the people we loved the most were the ones that could hurt us the greatest. We were most vulnerable to them.
But what was love if not giving those parts that scared us.”
― Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Chasing Kat
“No god will spare you forgiveness for loving me.”
― Liam Levi, Thousand Sinful Kisses
“Love’s voice reverberates with forgiveness across the room of our heart”
― Munia Khan
“Keep dreaming,
Keep hoping,
Keep loving
Keep giving,
keep motivating,
Keep forgiving,
Keep praying,
Keep tithing,
Keep sharing your testimony.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita
Bible Quotes about Forgiveness
Bible Quotes about Forgiveness
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ― Matthew 6:14
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ― Colossians 3:13
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. ― 2 Chronicles 7:14
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ― Luke 6:37
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. ― Matthew 18:21-22
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. ― Proverbs 28:13
You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love to all who call to you. ― Psalm 86:5
Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy. ― Micah 7:18
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. ― Mark 11:25
Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. ― Acts 13:38-39
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. ― 1 John 2:2
For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him. ― 2 Chronicles 30:9b
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave the guilt of my sin. ― Psalm 32:5
Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity. ― Joel 2:13
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. ― Ephesians 1:7
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors. ― Matthew 6:12
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. ― Acts 3:19
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ― Acts 2:38
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. ― James 5:14-15
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon. ― Isaiah 55:7
But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. ― Nehemiah 9:31
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. ― Acts 17:30
‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will not be angry forever.’ ― Jeremiah 3:12b
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