Bible verses about "vengeance" | MSTC

Exodus 21:24-25

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burning for burning, wound for wound and stripe for stripe.

Deuteronomy 32:35

35 "'Vengeance is mine, and I will reward! Their feet shall slide, when the time cometh. For the time of their destruction is at hand, and the time that shall come upon them maketh haste.'

1 Samuel 24:12

12 The LORD be judge between thee and me, and the LORD avenge me of thee. But mine hand be not upon thee.

Psalms 94:1

1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.

Matthew 26:52-54

52 Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword. 53 Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled? For so must it be."

1 Thessalonians 5:15

15 See that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

1 Timothy 5:8

8 If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Leviticus 19:18

18 Thou shalt not avenge thyself nor bear hate in thy mind against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even as thyself. I am the LORD.

Romans 13:4

4 For he is the minister of God, for thy wealth. But and if thou do evil, then fear: for he beareth not a sword for nought; but is the minister of God, to take vengeance on them that do evil.

Revelation 21:8

8 But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

Hebrews 10:30

30 For we know him that hath said, "Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord." And again, "the Lord shall judge his people."

Ezekiel 25:17

17 A great vengeance will I take upon them, and punish them cruelly: that they may know how that I am the LORD, which have avenged me of them.'"

2 Thessalonians 1:6

6 It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you,

Ephesians 4:26-27

26 Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath, 27 neither give place unto the backbiter.

Matthew 5:38-39

38 "Ye have heard how it is said, 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.

Romans 12:19

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but give room unto the wrath of God. For it is written, "Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord."

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