16 Bible Verses about Judicial Punishment

Or unto governors, as, through him, sent - for vengeance on evil-doers, but praise to such as do good;

For, God's minister, is he unto thee for that which is good. But, if, that which is evil, thou be doing, be afraid! For, not in vain, the sword he beareth; for, God's minister, he is, - an avenger, unto anger, to him who practiseth what is evil.

When the scoffer is punished, the simple, becometh wise, when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

By the decree of the watchers, is the thing, and by the mandate of the holy ones, the matter: to the intent that the living, may get to know, that the Most High, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, to whomsoever he pleaseth, he giveth it, and, one low among men, he setteth up over it.

And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing.

So, then, chastising him, I will release him.

But, he, the third time, said unto them - Why! what base thing hath this man done? Nothing worthy of death, found I in him. Chastising him, then, I will release him!

And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;

From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away, - and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless imam

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

And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, hut there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through judges.

As touching any one devoted, who may be devoted from among men he shall not be ransomed, - he must be, surely put to death.

But, whosoever shall not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, speedily, let, penalty, be exacted from him, - whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

And, when, any man, inflicteth a blemish upon his neighbour, as he hath done, so, shall it be done to him: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, as he inflicteth a blemish upon a human being, so, shall one be inflicted upon him.

neither shall thine eye pity, - life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Ye have heard, that it was said, - Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.