9 Bible Verses about Vindictiveness

When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, "Should I strike them down, my master?"

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

Say, 'This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely."'"

But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!

So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his right ear. (Now the slave's name was Malchus.)

When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.