Equipping Your Church to Be Part of the Solution to Domestic Abuse

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These are scriptures that we encourage you to pray over your own ministry team, the DK ministry, victims, and abusers. You can also use these scriptures to help you find answers to questions that you or others may have regarding domestic abuse.

TEAM:

• Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord is indeed going before you—he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged! (NET)

• Psalm 60:12 With God on our side we will win; he will defeat our enemies. (GNT)

• Psalm 66:5 Come and see the awesome works of God on behalf of human beings. (ISV)

• Psalm 127:1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. (NLT)

• Proverbs 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. (NASB)

• Isaiah 54:17 But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory." The LORD has spoken. (GNT)

• Zechariah 4:6 You won’t succeed by might or by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Armies. (GWT)

• Zechariah 4:10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin. (NLT)

• Matthew 10:16 I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves. (NHEB)

• Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible with God. (NLT)

• Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. (NIV)

• John 7:7 They hate Me because I tell them that they do evil things. (CEV)

• John 9:4 We must do what the one who sent me wants us to do while it is day. The night when no one can do anything is coming. (GWT)

• Acts 20:24 I want to carry out the mission I received from the Lord Jesus - the mission of testifying to the Good News of God's kindness. (GWT)

• Acts 26:18 You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. (ISV)

• Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us? (NIV)

• Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. (NIV)

• 2 Corinthians 6:3 We are not giving anyone an occasion for offense, so that the ministry will not be blamed. (CSB)

• Galatians 6:9 We must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. (NET)

• Revelation 3:8 I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. (NLT)

MINISTRY:

• Exodus 3:7 I have heard them beg for My help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them. (CEV)

• 2 Chronicles 6:30 Deal with everyone according to all they do, since You know their hearts (for You alone know the human heart), (NIV)

• Job 29:17 I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth. (NLT)

• Psalm 7:11 God is a fair judge, a God who is angered by injustice every day. (GWT)

• Psalm 10:14-15 You take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to You; You have always helped the needy. Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more. (GNT)

• Psalm 10:17-18 .You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; You will give them courage.You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; You will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.(GNT)

• Psalm 11:7 The righteous Lord loves justice. (NLT)

• Psalm 72:4 May He grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May He save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor. (GWT)

• Psalm 94:16 Who will stand up for me against those cruel people? (CEV)

• Psalm 97:10 Hate evil, you who love the LORD! He guards the lives of those who love Him, delivering them from domination by the wicked. (ISV)

• Psalm 103:6 For all who are mistreated, the Lord brings justice. (CEV)

• Proverbs 10:11 The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. (NLT)

• Proverbs 21:12 God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin. (GNT)

• Proverbs 21:15 Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers. (NLT)

• Proverbs 24:11-12 Don’t fail to rescue those who are doomed to die. Don’t say, “I didn’t know it!” God can read your mind. He watches each of us and knows our thoughts. And God will pay us back for what we do. (CEV)

• Ecclesiastes 4:1 I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless. (NLT)

• Isaiah 1:17 Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. (CSB)

• Isaiah 26:9-10 When Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil. (BSB)

• Isaiah 49:9 I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' (GNT)

• Isaiah 61:1 He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners. (ISV)

• Matthew 6:10 May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (ISV)

• John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. (NLT)

• John 8:32 The truth will set you free. (ESV)

• John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in all its fullness. (BSB)

• Acts 26:18 You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people. (GNT)

• Romans 12:18 Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. (GNT)

• 1 Corinthians 5:11 I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person. (HCSB)

• 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Warn anyone who isn't living right. Encourage anyone who feels left out, help all who are weak, and be patient with everyone. (CEV)

• Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the useless works that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are. (GWT)

• 2 Timothy 2:25-26 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will learn the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. (NLT)

• Hebrew 10:24 We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. (CEV)

• James 3:18 A harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers. (ISV)

• 1 Peter 4:17 It is time for judgment to begin with the family of God. (BSB)

• Jude 1:22-23 Show mercy to those who have doubts. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. (NLT)

VICTIMS:

• Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is our hiding place; he carries us in his arms. When God tells you to destroy your enemies, he will make them run. (CEV)

• 2 Samuel 22:3-5 You are the rock where I am safe. You are my shield, my powerful weapon, and my place of shelter. You rescue me and keep me safe from violence. I praise you, our LORD! I prayed to you, and you rescued me from my enemies. Death, like ocean waves, surrounded me, and I was almost swallowed by its flooding waters. (CEV)

• 2 Samuel 22:18-19 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. (NASB)

• 2 Samuel 22:49 You protect me from the violent man. (NHEB)

• Psalm 9:9-10 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble. Those who know You, Lord, will trust You; You do not abandon anyone who comes to You. (GNT)

• Psalm 10:17-18 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them and You listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror. (NIV)

• Psalm 18:48 You snatch me away from those who attack me. You rescue me from violent men. (NET)

• Psalm 22:24 The LORD has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. The LORD heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help. (GWT)

• Psalm 31:20 You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues. (GWT)

• Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. (NLT)

• Psalm 35:10 Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor? (BSB)

• Psalm 35:19 Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes! (NET)

• Psalm 56:4-5 In God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me. All day long people distort what I say; all their schemes against me are for evil purposes. (ISV)

• Psalm 56:8 You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. (NLT)

• Psalm 57:3 He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors. God will show me his constant love and faithfulness. (GNT)

• Psalm 64:2-3 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers. They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows. (NIV)

• Psalm 69:14 Rescue me from the miry mud; don't let me sink. Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters. (HCSB)

• Psalm 72:14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him. (NLT)

• Psalm 91:5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. (NLT)

• Psalm 94:3-5 How long, O LORD, will wicked people triumph? How long? They ramble. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves. They crush your people, O LORD. They make those who belong to you suffer. (GWT)

• Psalm 94:17 If the LORD had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death. (NET)

• Psalm 103:6 The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. (NIV)

• Psalm 119:41-42 May I experience your loyal love, O LORD, and your deliverance, as you promised. Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word. (NET)

• Psalm 119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates Your law. (NET)

• Psalm 119:134 Protect me from abuse, so I can obey your laws. (CEV)

• Psalm 124:2-3 What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. (NLT)

• Psalm 138:6-8 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud. I am surrounded by trouble, but you protect me against my angry enemies. With your own powerful arm, you keep me safe. The Lord will vindicate me. (NLT)

• Psalm 140:12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed (NET)

• Psalm 146:7 He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners. (NLT)

• Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. (NLT)

• Proverbs 2:12 Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted. (ESV)

• Proverbs 9:7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse. (NIV)

• Proverbs 18:14 A person's spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit? (CSB)

• Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person. (NET)

• Proverbs 25:26 If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring. (NLT)

• Ecclesiastes 7:7 Oppression drives the wise into madness. (ESV)

• Isaiah 42: 3 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. (NLT)

• Isaiah 49:13 The Lord consoles His people and shows compassion to the oppressed. (NET)

• Isaiah 63:9 In all their suffering He also suffered and He personally rescued them. In His love and mercy, He redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years. (NLT)

• Hosea 2:19 I will make you My wife forever, showing you righteousness and justice, unfailing love and compassion. (NLT)

• Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you; His power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in His love, He will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you. (GNT)

• Matthew 10:26 Don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed and all that is secret will be made known to all. (NLT)

• Luke 1:74 He promised to rescue us from our enemies' power so that we could serve Him without fear. (GWT)

• Galatians 5:1 Christ has freed us so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. Therefore, be firm in this freedom, and don't become slaves again. (GWT)

• 1 John 4:18 Love will never invoke fear. Perfect love expels fear, particularly the fear of punishment. (VOICE)

ABUSERS:

• Genesis 49:7 Their anger is cursed, for it is strong, and their fury, for it is cruel! (HCSB)

• 2 Samuel 22:28 You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down. (NET)

• 1 Chronicles 28:9 The LORD examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. (NET)

• Psalm 11:5 The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence. (NLT)

• Psalm 19:12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. (NLT)

• Psalm 25:3 those who offend for no reason will be put to shame. (ISV)

• Psalm 34:13-14 Keep your tongue from saying evil things and your lips from speaking deceitful things. Turn away from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it! (GWT)

• Psalm 36:2 His eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin. (BSB)

• Psalm 51:1 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. (NLT)

• Psalm 55:19 God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear Him. (GNT)

• Psalm 59:7 They curse, and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, "No one can hear us!" (CEV)

• Psalm 64:6 They plot injustice; they hide a well-conceived plan. Surely man's mind and heart are cunning. (NHEB)

• Psalm 101:2 I will walk within my house with a blameless heart. (NHEB)

• Proverbs 3:30-31 Don’t pick a fight without reason, when no one has done you harm. Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways. Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but He offers his friendship to the godly. (NLT)

• Proverbs 5:21 The LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. (NLT)

• Proverbs 10:6 Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. (MSG)

• Proverbs 10:23 To do evil is like sport to a fool. (NKJV)

• Proverbs 11:17 A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble. (NET)

• Proverbs 11:20 Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are His delight. (ISV)

• Proverbs 11:29 Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end. (GNT)

• Proverbs 12:18 Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal. (GNT)

• Proverbs 14:2 Whoever lives with integrity fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him. (CSB)

• Proverbs 14:9 Foolish people don't care if they sin (GNT)

• Proverbs 15:1 A kind answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up. (CEV)

• Proverbs 15:26 The LORD hates evil thoughts, but kind words please Him. (CEV)

• Proverbs 16:2 All a person's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs motives. (CSB)

• Proverbs 16:5 The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished. (NET)

• Proverbs 16:27 Evil people look for ways to harm others; even their words burn with evil. (GNT)

• Proverbs 21:7 You destroy yourself by being cruel and violent and refusing to live right. (CEV)

• Proverbs 28:13-14 You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. The Lord blesses everyone who is afraid to do evil, but if you are cruel, you will end up in trouble. (GNT)

• Ecclesiastes 3:17 In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds. (NLT)

• Ecclesiastes 7:9 Don't be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools. (GWT)

• Isaiah 5:21 How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever. (GWT)

• Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the LORD that He may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for He will forgive generously. (NLT)

• Jeremiah 17:10 I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve. (CEV)

• Ezekiel 36:26 I'm going to give you a new heart, and I'm going to give you a new spirit within all of your deepest parts. I'll remove that rock-hard heart of yours and replace it with one that's sensitive to me.(ISV)

• Ezekiel 45:9 Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. (GNT)

• Jonah 3:8 Turn from your wicked ways and your acts of violence. (GWT)

• Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mankind, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? (BSB)

• Malachi 2:16 "I hate the person who covers himself with violence," says the LORD of Armies. (GWT)

• Matthew 5:5 How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth! (ISV)

• Matthew 7:12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets. (NET)

• Matthew 11:29 Learn from Me because I am gentle and humble. (GNT)

• Matthew 18:6-7 Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away--it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses will inevitably come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes. (CSB)

• Matthew 20:25-28 You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (NIV)

• Luke 6:45 Good people do the good that is in them. But evil people do the evil that is in them. The things people say come from inside them. (GWT)

• Luke 11:35-36 Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.” (NLT)

• Luke 12:2-3 The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed and all that is secret will be made known to all. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight. Whatever you have whispered in private rooms will be shouted from the housetops. (NLT)

• John 3:20 People who do what is wrong hate the light and don't come to the light. They don't want their actions to be exposed. (GWT)

• John 3:36 Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment. (NLT)

• Romans 2:5-6 Because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. (NLT)

• Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God's law. (NLT)

• I Corinthians 13:4-6 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. (NLT)

•2 Corinthians 7:1 We need to cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit and live a holy life in the fear of God. (GWT)

• Galatians 5:19-26 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. (NLT)

• Ephesians 4:2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. (NLT)

• Ephesians 4:29-31 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Don’t make God’s Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. (NLT)

• Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. (NASB)

• Philippians 4:5 Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. (GNT)

• Colossians 3:12 You must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. (NLT)

• Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. (NLT)

• Hebrews 10:30-31 We know the God who said, "I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back." God also said, "The Lord will judge his people." Falling into the hands of the living God is a terrifying thing. (GWT)

• Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (NIV)

• James 3:6 The tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. (NLT)

• James 4:1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren't they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you? (GWT)

• James 4:6 God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. (NIV)

• 1 Peter 2:1 Get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. (NLT)

• 2 Peter 3:14 Make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. (NLT)

"CLOTHE YOURSELVES WITH... KINDNESS." Colossians 3:12

"LOVE IS... KIND." 1 Corinthians 13:4

Equipping Your Church to Be Part of the Solution to Domestic Abuse

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Bible Scriptures About Domestic Abuse

Scripture Library

These are scriptures that we encourage you to pray over your own ministry team, the DK ministry, victims, and abusers. You can also use these scriptures to help you find answers to questions that you or others may have regarding domestic abuse.