12 Bible Verses about Repaying Evil For Evil

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary, blessing; knowing that ye are called to this, that ye should inherit a blessing.

But I say to you, That ye resist not evil: but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did to him.

And the men of Judah said, Why have ye come up against us? And they answered, We have come to bind Samson, to do to him as he hath done to us.

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

And my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thy abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

But thou, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.