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In the context of the Bible, holding a grudge is often seen as contrary to the teachings of forgiveness and love that are central to Christian doctrine. The Bible addresses the issue of grudges in various passages, emphasizing the importance of letting go of resentment and seeking reconciliation.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Old Testament provides several insights into the nature of grudges and the importance of forgiveness. In <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>, the Israelites are commanded, "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." This verse highlights the call to love and forgive, rather than harbor resentment.<br><br>The account of Esau and Jacob in <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27-33</a> illustrates the destructive potential of grudges. After Jacob deceives Esau and steals his blessing, Esau holds a grudge against Jacob, planning to kill him. However, years later, when they meet again, Esau chooses to forgive Jacob, demonstrating the power of reconciliation.<br><br><b>New Testament Teachings</b><br><br>The New Testament further develops the theme of forgiveness and the dangers of holding grudges. Jesus' teachings in the Gospels emphasize the necessity of forgiving others. In <a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a>, Jesus states, "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours." This passage underscores the reciprocal nature of forgiveness in the Christian life.<br><br>In <a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a>, Jesus instructs, "And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your trespasses." This teaching highlights the importance of releasing grudges to maintain a right relationship with God.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also addresses the issue in his epistles. In <a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm">Ephesians 4:31-32</a>, he writes, "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you." Paul encourages believers to replace grudges with kindness and forgiveness, modeling their behavior after Christ's example.<br><br><b>Practical Implications</b><br><br>The biblical teachings on grudges have practical implications for Christian living. Holding a grudge can lead to bitterness and hinder one's spiritual growth. It can also damage relationships and create division within the community of believers. By choosing to forgive and release grudges, Christians can experience freedom and peace, fostering unity and love within the body of Christ.<br><br>The Bible's consistent message is that forgiveness is not optional for believers. It is a command that reflects the character of God and the transformative power of the Gospel. By forgiving others, Christians demonstrate the love and grace they have received from God, becoming conduits of His mercy in a broken world.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.<p>3. (<I>v. i.</I>) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.<p>4. (<I>v. i.</I>) To feel compunction or grief.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) Slight symptom of disease.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">GRUDGE</span><p>gruj (naTar; stenazo, goggusmos): "Grudge" (perhaps a mimetic word, compare Greek gru) is "to grumble" or "murmur" at any person or thing, to entertain an envious or covetous feeling, to do or give anything unwillingly, etc. It occurs in the King James Version as the translation of naTar, "to keep (anger)" (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>, "Thou shalt not. bear any grudge against the children of thy people"); in <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Psalm 59:15</a>, as the translation, in text, of Hebrew lun or lin, "to pass the night," "to tarry," Niphal, "to show oneself obstinate," "to murmur or complain" (of the enemies who were hunting David like dogs), "Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied," margin "If they be not satisfied then will they stay all night," the Revised Version (British and American) "And tarry all night if they be not satisfied"; but see <a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24</a>; <a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2</a> <a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Joshua 9:18</a>, etc., where the translation is "murmur"; may not the meaning be "and growl (or howl) if they be not satisfied"? "Grudge" formerly implied open expression of discontent, etc., e.g. Wyclif has in <a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2</a>, "The farisies and scribis grucchiden seiynge," etc.<br><br>In <a href="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a>, stenazo, "to groan," "to complain" (from affliction or from impatience or ill-humor), is translated "grudge," "Grudge not one against another, brethren," the Revised Version (British and American) "murmur not"; goggusmos, "a murmuring" (compare <a href="/john/7-12.htm">John 7:12</a>; <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1</a>), is rendered "grudging" (<a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a>), "Use hospitality one to another without grudging," the Revised Version (British and American) "murmuring"; compare <a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Philippians 2:14</a>; me ek lupes, "not out of grief," is "without grudging" (<a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>, the Revised Version (British and American) "not grudging" margin, Greek "of sorrow"); in Ecclesiasticus 10:25 we have "will not grudge" (gogguzo), the Revised Version (British and American) "murmur."<br><br>"Grudge" was frequent in the earlier VSS, but is changed in the King James Version for the most part into "murmur"; the Revised Version (British and American) completes the change, except <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>, and text of <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>.<br><br>W. L. Walker<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1758.htm"><span class="l">1758. enecho -- to hold in or upon, ie to ensnare, by impl. to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to keep a <b>grudge</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: enecho Phonetic Spelling:<br> (en-ekh'-o) Short Definition: I am angry with, entangle Definition: (a) I have <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1758.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5355.htm"><span class="l">5355. phthonos -- envy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> envy. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: phthonos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (fthon'-os) Short Definition: envy, a <b>grudge</b> Definition: envy, a <b>grudge</b>, spite <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5355.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4727.htm"><span class="l">4727. stenazo -- to groan (within oneself)</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From stenos; to make (intransitively, be) in straits, ie (by implication) to sigh,<br> murmur, pray inaudibly -- with grief, groan, <b>grudge</b>, sigh. see GREEK stenos. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4727.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7852.htm"><span class="l">7852. satam -- to bear a <b>grudge</b> or cherish animosity against</span></a><br><b>...</b> satam. 7853 . to bear a <b>grudge</b> or cherish animosity against. Transliteration:<br> satam Phonetic Spelling: (saw-tam') Short Definition: against. Word Origin a prim <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7852.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5201.htm"><span class="l">5201. natar -- to keep</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to keep NASB Word Usage angry (2), bear any <b>grudge</b> (1), caretaker<br> (1), caretakers (1), keep (1), reserves (1), take care (1), taken care (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5201.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm"><span class="l">3885. luwn -- to lodge, pass the night, abide</span></a><br><b>...</b> abide all night, continue, dwell, endure, <b>grudge</b>, be left, lie all night<br> Or liyn {leen}; a primitive root; to stop (usually over <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3885.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5358.htm"><span class="l">5358. naqam -- to avenge, take vengeance</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to <b>grudge</b>, ie Avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge<br> (self), X surely, take vengeance. 5357, 5358. naqam. 5359 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5358.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_xvi_how_it_is.htm"><span class="l">How it is That, if Our Brother Has any <b>Grudge</b> against Us, the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XVI. How it is that, if our brother has<br> any <b>grudge</b> against us, the gifts of our prayers are rejected by the Lord. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xvi how it is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theophilus/theophilus_to_autolycus/chapter_i_autolycus_not_yet_convinced.htm"><span class="l">Autolycus not yet Convinced.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> too, concerning useless legends, and other such labour in vain, in which you also<br> have been used to employ yourself until now, and do not <b>grudge</b> to endure that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter i autolycus not yet convinced.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_29_an_exhortation_to_the.htm"><span class="l">An Exhortation to the Romans to Renounce Paganism.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Juno, from whom you deduce your origin according to the flesh, did not so bitterly<br> <b>grudge</b> Rome's citadels to the Trojans, as these devils whom yet ye repute <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 29 an exhortation to the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/letter_xxii_st_ambrose_in.htm"><span class="l">Letter xxii. St. Ambrose in a Letter to his Sister Gives an <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And I wish for their protection for those very persons who <b>grudge</b> them to me. <b>...</b> Here<br> I ask, do they bear a <b>grudge</b> against me, or against the holy martyrs? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/letter xxii st ambrose in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_trallians/chapter_viii_be_on_your_guard.htm"><span class="l">Be on Your Guard against the Snares of the Devil.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Let no one of you cherish any <b>grudge</b> against his neighbour. <b>...</b> Let no one of<br> you, therefore, cherish any <b>grudge</b> against his neighbour. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the epistle of ignatius to the trallians/chapter viii be on your guard.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/7_the_conflict_between_capital.htm"><span class="l">The Conflict Between Capital and Labor.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> nigh. <b>Grudge</b> not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold,<br> the Judge standeth before the door" (James 5:1-9). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pink/the redeemers return/7 the conflict between capital.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/faustus_does_not_think_it.htm"><span class="l">Faustus Does not Think it Would be a Great Honor to Sit Down with <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now, we should be the last to <b>grudge</b> to any human being that God should have<br> compassion on him, and bring him out of perdition to salvation. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../faustus does not think it.htm</font><p><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/may_2_always_causeth_us.htm"><span class="l">May 2. "Always Causeth us to Triumph" (ii. Cor. Ii. 14).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> keep yourself sweet, but God will keep you if He sees that it is your fixed, determined<br> purpose to be kept sweet, and to refuse to fret or <b>grudge</b> or retaliate. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /may 2 always causeth us.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/february_the_thirteenth_grudges.htm"><span class="l">February the Thirteenth Grudges</span></a> <br><b>...</b> FEBRUARY The Thirteenth GRUDGES. "Thou shalt not bear any <b>grudge</b>." "Leviticus<br> 19:11-18. <b>...</b> I am not to "bear any <b>grudge</b>.". I cannot meet this demand. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/february the thirteenth grudges.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_41_the_presence_of.htm"><span class="l">The Presence of the Word in Nature Necessary, not Only for Its <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For one that is good can <b>grudge</b> nothing [168] : for which reason he does not <b>grudge</b><br> even existence, but desires all to exist, as objects for His loving-kindness <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 41 the presence of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/grudge.htm"><span class="l"><b>Grudge</b> (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) Slight symptom of disease. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>GRUDGE</b>.<br> gruj (naTar; stenazo, goggusmos): "<b>Grudge</b>" (perhaps a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grudge.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vengeance.htm"><span class="l">Vengeance (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 19:18 "'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any <b>grudge</b> against the<br> children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vengeance.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grudging.htm"><span class="l">Grudging (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of <b>Grudge</b>. Multi-Version<br> Concordance Grudging (3 Occurrences). Philippians 2:14 Be ever <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grudging.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grub.htm"><span class="l">Grub (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grub.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foe.htm"><span class="l">Foe (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who entertains personal enmity, hatred,<br><b>grudge</b>, or malice, against another; an enemy. 2. (n <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foe.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/revenge.htm"><span class="l">Revenge (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV). Leviticus 19:18 "'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any <b>grudge</b> against<br> the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/revenge.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm"><span class="l">Refuge (111 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> If it were proved that he was not a willful slayer, that he had no <b>grudge</b> against<br> the person killed, and had shown no sign of purpose to injure him, then he <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refuge.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/begrudge.htm"><span class="l">Begrudge (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To envy the possession of; as to begrudge a man of<br> his home; to <b>grudge</b>. Multi-Version Concordance Begrudge (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/begrudge.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avenge.htm"><span class="l">Avenge (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any <b>grudge</b> against the children<br> of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avenge.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/spite.htm"><span class="l">Spite (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate,<br> annoy, or thwart; petty malice; <b>grudge</b>; rancor; despite. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/spite.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-grudges.html">What does the Bible say about grudges? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/John-the-Baptist-beheaded.html">Why was John the Baptist beheaded? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/love-neighbor-yourself.html">What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/grudge.htm">Grudge: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Grudge (11 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/6-19.htm">Mark 6:19</a></span><br />Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Grudge</span> not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></span><br />Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Genesis 50:15</a></span><br />When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a></span><br />"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any <span class="boldtext">grudge</span> against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54</a></span><br />The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Deuteronomy 28:56</a></span><br />The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Psalms 55:3</a></span><br />Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a <span class="boldtext">grudge</span> against me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Psalms 59:15</a></span><br />Let them wander up and down for meat, and <span class="boldtext">grudge</span> if they be not satisfied.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Jeremiah 3:5</a></span><br />Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12</a></span><br />Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep anger for ever. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/grudge.htm">Grudge</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/grudges.htm">Grudges</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vengeance.htm">Vengeance (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grudging.htm">Grudging (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grub.htm">Grub (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/foe.htm">Foe (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/revenge.htm">Revenge (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge (111 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/begrudge.htm">Begrudge (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avenge.htm">Avenge (27 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spite.htm">Spite (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stares.htm">Stares (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/standeth.htm">Standeth (111 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cherish.htm">Cherish (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/revile.htm">Revile (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/enmity.htm">Enmity (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/condemned.htm">Condemned (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation.htm">Reconciliation (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/reconcile.htm">Reconcile (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/neighbour.htm">Neighbour (139 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/oppression.htm">Oppression (67 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/neighbor.htm">Neighbor (123 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/noise.htm">Noise (126 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lest.htm">Lest (282 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/suffering.htm">Suffering (104 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/enemy.htm">Enemy (134 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David (1052 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cities.htm">Cities (427 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/g/grub.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Grub"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Grub" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/g/grudges.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Grudges"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Grudges" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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