16 Bible Verses about Judicial Punishment

and unto governors as unto those that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those that do well.

for he is a minister of God for thy good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain, for he is a minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise, and by instructing the wise, he receives wisdom.

By sentence of the watchmen is the matter resolved, and the case by the word of the holy ones to the intent that the living may know that the most High takes rule over the kingdom of men and gives it to whoever he will and sets up over it the man who is the lowest.

And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due unto him.

I will therefore chastise him and release him.

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him and let him go.

And if a man smites his slave or his maid with a rod and he dies under his hand, he shall be surely punished.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and slay thou not the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

Then the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

If men strive and hurt a woman with child so that she aborts but without death, he shall be surely punished according as the woman's husband will lay upon him, and he shall pay by the judges.

Any anathema of men which is devoted shall not be ransomed, but shall surely be put to death.

And whoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let them be judged speedily, whether it be unto death or to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment.

And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbour; as he has done, so shall it be done to him; breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

And thine eye shall not pity, but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;