How do I hurt others without realizing it? - Hurts/hurting - TouchPoints

Ecclesiastes 8:9I have thought deeply about all that goes on here in the world, where people have the power to hurt each other.

Proverbs 17:21It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

Proverbs 15:20

Ephesians 6:4

Proverbs 19:13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

Colossians 3:13Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

It is in our relationships with family and friends that our capacity to wound is the greatest.

Hebrews 12:15Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.

Joshua 7:24-25Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor. Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you.” And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies.

Sin rarely has singular consequences. It is like a stone dropped in a pool, with ever-widening circles of influence.

Psalm 64:3-4Sharp tongues are the swords they wield; bitter words are the arrows they aim. They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

Proverbs 18:8What dainty morsels rumors are—but they sink deep into one’s heart.

Job 6:25Honest words can be painful, but what do your criticisms amount to?