9 Bible Verses about Vindictiveness

When the king of Israel saw the Syrians, he asked Elisha: Shall I kill them?

Asa was so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

Say: This is what the king says: 'Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return home safely.'

But it was not enough for him to attack Mordecai only. They made clear to him who Mordecai's people were. So Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Blessed is the one who grabs your little children and smashes them against a rock.

Herodias had a grudge against John and was determined to have him killed.

When his disciples James and John saw this they said: Lord, do you want us to request fire from heaven to consume them?

Simon Peter drew the sword he had, struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

When day arrived some of the Jews came together and united with an oath saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.