7 Bible Verses about Smiting Of The Righteous

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?"

I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.

And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.

When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"

And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.

To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.