7 Bible Verses about Smiting Of The Righteous

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”

I gave My back to those who strike Me,
And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;
I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?”

The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

“They have gaped at me with their mouth,
They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt;
They have massed themselves against me.

Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.