Romans 12:19

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Romans 12:19

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

Proverbs 24:29

Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.
In time their foot will slip,
for their day of disaster is near,
and their doom is coming quickly.”

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

Hebrews 10:30

For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge His people.

Leviticus 19:18

Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh.

For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

Deuteronomy 32:43

Rejoice, you nations, concerning His people,
for He will avenge the blood of His servants.
He will take vengeance on His adversaries;
He will purify His land and His people.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand. May your enemies and those who want trouble for my lord be like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:33

Your discernment is blessed, and you are blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.

Psalm 94:1-3

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.

Proverbs 24:17-19

Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,
and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Nahum 1:2-3

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.

Luke 6:27-29

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Luke 9:55-56

But He turned and rebuked them,

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

Ezekiel 25:12

This is what the Lord God says: “Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 12:19

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Give

Matthew 5:39

Luke 6:27

Luke 9:55

Vengeance

Hebrews 10:30

General references

Exodus 23:4

Proverbs 3:30

Luke 22:50

Bible References

Give

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

But He turned and rebuked them,

Vengeance

Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.

In time their foot will slip,
for their day of disaster is near,
and their doom is coming quickly.”

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.

For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay,

and again, The Lord will judge His people.

General references

“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

Don’t accuse anyone without cause,
when he has done you no harm.

Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear.