Exodus 21:20
If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the owner is to be punished.
Genesis 4:15
Jehovah replied to him: If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over. Then Jehovah put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
Genesis 4:24
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.
Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man will have his blood shed by man. For man was made in the image of God.
Exodus 21:26-27
If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free because of his eye.
Numbers 35:19
The relative who can avenge the death must make sure a murderer is put to death. When he catches up with the murderer, he must kill him.
Numbers 35:30-33
Those accused of murder may be found guilty and put to death only on the evidence of two or more witnesses. The evidence of one witness is not sufficient to support an accusation of murder.
Deuteronomy 19:21
Have no pity on him: Take a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant will not be corrected by words alone. Even though he understands he will not respond.
Isaiah 58:3-4
Why have we fasted and you do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and you do not notice? Behold, on the day of your fast you find desire, and mistreat all your workers.'
Romans 13:4
He is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid for he does not bear the sword in vain. He is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.