26 Bible Verses about Pursuing Violence

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against those that persecute me; say unto my soul; I am thy saving health.

The man with an evil tongue shall not be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the man of violence to overthrow him.

Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation because they made a covenant with the Assyrians, and the oil is carried into Egypt.

Therefore they are crowned with pride; they cover themselves with violence as a garment.

Blessings are upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; nothing shall remain of them, nor of their riches, nor of anything of theirs; neither shall there be lamentation for them.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

He that gives responsibility to one who is not able to carry it out is like him that sends a message by the hand of a fool, and he shall drink the damage.

Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors shall starve.

For they do not know to do right, said the LORD, storing up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Ye that put far away the evil day and cause the seat of violence to come near;

For their heart studies robbery, and their lips speak evil.

Yea, in heart ye work iniquity; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

All of her shall come for the prey, before their faces an east wind, and they shall gather the captives as the sand.

Resh I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

If he begets a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that does the like of any one of these things,

Because of the multitude of thy trafficking thou wast filled with violence, and thou hast sinned; and I cast thee out of the mountain of God, and I cast thee unto evil from among the stones of fire, O cherubim that wast covered.

But in those times many shall stand up against the king of the south, and sons of robbers of thy people shall raise themselves up to establish the vision, but they shall fall.

The gracious woman retains honour, and strong men retain riches.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, life is given unto the kingdom of the heavens, and the valiant take hold of it.

The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and whosoever will presses into it.

For the violence of Lebanon shall fall upon thee and the destruction of the wild beasts shall break thee, because of the human blood, and of the robbery of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.

Woe to him that builds the city with blood and founds the village with iniquity!

In the same day I will also make a visitation upon all those that leap over the door, who fill their masters' houses with robbery and deceit.

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the other peoples shall spoil thee because of human blood and for the robberies of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.