Revenge (Bible Verses)

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Proverbs 20:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
Proverbs 20:22 (KJV) »
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Psalms 137:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
Psalms 137:9 (KJV) »
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
2 Thessalonians 1:8 (KJV) »
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Ezekiel 35:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
Ezekiel 35:5 (KJV) »
Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

Proverbs 24:29 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Judges 15:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

Obadiah 1:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
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All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; that they eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.

1 Kings 2:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

Genesis 27:41 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Judges 15:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

2 Samuel 13:28 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

Exodus 21:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

1 Samuel 24:11 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

2 Samuel 13:37 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Jeremiah 47:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
Jeremiah 47:1 (KJV) »
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

Judges 20:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

1 Kings 2:31 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

Judges 8:18 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

Ezekiel 25:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
Ezekiel 25:8 (KJV) »
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

1 Samuel 25:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

2 Samuel 13:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Judges 20:48 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

Judges 15:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

Judges 9:52 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Judges 15:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

Ezekiel 35:14 KJV Bible Verse Image
Ezekiel 35:14 (KJV) »
Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

Judges 9:54 KJV Bible Verse Image
Judges 9:54 (KJV) »
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Genesis 34:29 KJV Bible Verse Image
Genesis 34:29 (KJV) »
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

Esther 9:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
Esther 9:7 (KJV) »
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Numbers 35:21 KJV Bible Verse Image
Numbers 35:21 (KJV) »
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

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