26 Bible Verses about Pursuing Violence
Most Relevant Verses
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,
and assure me: “I am your deliverance.”
Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.
Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Violence has grown into a rod of wickedness.
None of them will remain:
none of their multitude,
none of their wealth,
and none of the eminent among them.
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
From the words of his mouth,
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
The people are incapable of doing right—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.
No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
All of them come to do violence;
their faces are set in determination.
They gather prisoners like sand.
I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.
Through the abundance of your trade,
you were filled with violence, and you sinned.
So I expelled you in disgrace
from the mountain of God,
and banished you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
“In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail.
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it by force.
“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter it.
For your violence against Lebanon
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
On that day I will punish
all who skip over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
Since you have plundered many nations,
all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.