91 Bible Verses About Unbelievers
Bible verses about Unbelievers
Understanding what scripture says about unbelievers is crucial, not for judgment, but for cultivating a heart of compassion and informed prayer. These verses illuminate the spiritual landscape and reveal the chasm between belief and unbelief, highlighting the urgent need for the Gospel's transformative power. By studying these passages, we gain insight into the challenges faced by those who have not yet encountered the saving grace of Christ. This knowledge empowers us to approach evangelism with wisdom, empathy, and a deeper understanding of God's unwavering love for all humanity, inspiring us to be effective vessels of His message of hope and redemption.
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Jeremiah 5:21 (KJV)
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Unbelievers: Bible Verses on Doubt & Disbelief
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh–barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God,
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
The Bible offers numerous perspectives on unbelievers, ranging from warnings about their influence to expressions of hope for their conversion. These verses emphasize the distinct spiritual state of those who haven't accepted Christ, highlighting the potential consequences of rejecting God's grace while also underscoring the Christian responsibility to share the Gospel with love and compassion. While some passages caution against being unequally yoked or led astray by non-believers, others reveal God's patience and desire for all people to come to repentance. Ultimately, these verses serve as a call for self-reflection, urging believers to examine their own faith and ensure they are living examples of Christ's love. Let these scriptures prompt prayer for the salvation of unbelievers and inspire acts of kindness and evangelism, always remembering that God's love extends to all and that He desires all to be saved.