Romans 13:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

He is

Be

Proverbs 16:14

Proverbs 20:2

Revenger

General references

Acts 18:16

Bible References

He is

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

and saith unto the judges, 'See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the matter of judgment;

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive for the widow.

They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless -- and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.

And I say, 'Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?

Be

The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

Revenger

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, 'Vengeance is Mine,

'The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

'And when the redeemer of blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man-slayer into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbour, and is not hating him hitherto;

And I have given My vengeance on Edom, By the hand of My people Israel, And they have done in Edom, According to My anger, and according to My fury, And they have known My vengeance, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

General references

and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which are round about the slain one,

And they answer Joshua, saying, 'All that thou hast commanded us we do; and unto every place whither thou dost send us, we go;

And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,

and he drave them from the tribunal;