Revenge

Genesis 34:25

²⁵ And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Leviticus 19:18

¹⁸ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Judges 15:7

⁷ And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

Judges 15:8

⁸ 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 16:28

²⁸ And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

Judges 16:29

²⁹ And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

³⁰ And Samson said, Let me die die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

1 Samuel 26:9

⁹ And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?

1 Samuel 24:10

¹⁰ Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

1 Samuel 25:24

²⁴ And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

1 Samuel 25:25

²⁵ Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

1 Samuel 25:26

²⁶ Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:27

²⁷ And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow follow my lord.

1 Samuel 25:28

²⁸ I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

1 Samuel 25:29

²⁹ Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

1 Samuel 25:30

³⁰ And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

1 Samuel 25:31

³¹ That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

1 Samuel 25:32

³² And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

1 Samuel 25:33

³³ And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

2 Samuel 3:27

²⁷ And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

2 Samuel 13:23

²³ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

2 Samuel 13:24

²⁴ And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

2 Samuel 13:25

²⁵ And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

2 Samuel 13:26

²⁶ Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

2 Samuel 13:27

²⁷ But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

2 Samuel 13:28

²⁸ 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. valiant.

2 Samuel 13:29

²⁹ And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

1 Kings 19:2

² Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

1 Kings 22:26

²⁶ And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

Esther 3:8

⁸ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

Esther 3:9

⁹ If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

Esther 3:10

¹⁰ And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

Esther 3:11

¹¹ And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

Esther 3:12

¹² Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

Esther 3:13

¹³ And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

Esther 3:14

¹⁴ The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

Esther 3:15

¹⁵ The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Proverbs 20:22

²² Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Proverbs 24:17

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Proverbs 24:29

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Proverbs 25:21

²¹ If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Proverbs 25:22

²² For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Isaiah 53:7

⁷ He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Jeremiah 15:15

¹⁵ O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

Jeremiah 20:10

¹⁰ For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars familiars watched for my halting, halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Ezekiel 25:12

¹² Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

Ezekiel 25:15

¹⁵ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

Ezekiel 25:16

¹⁶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

Ezekiel 25:17

¹⁷ And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Amos 1:11

¹¹ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

Amos 1:12

¹² But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Matthew 5:38

³⁸ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Matthew 5:39

³⁹ But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 5:40

⁴⁰ And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

Matthew 5:41

⁴¹ And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Mark 6:19

¹⁹ Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

Mark 6:20

²⁰ For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

Mark 6:21

²¹ And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

Mark 6:22

²² And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

Mark 6:23

²³ And he sware unto her, Whatsoever Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

Mark 6:24

²⁴ And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Luke 6:35

³⁵ But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 9:54

⁵⁴ And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Luke 9:55

⁵⁵ But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

Acts 5:33

³³ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

Acts 7:54

⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

Acts 7:59

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Acts 23:12

¹² And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Romans 12:14

¹⁴ Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Romans 12:16

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one toward another. another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:17

¹⁷ Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Romans 12:19

¹⁹ Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Romans 12:20

²⁰ Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

2 Corinthians 10:6

⁶ And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

2 Corinthians 7:11

¹¹ For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

¹⁵ See that none none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

1 Peter 3:9

⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 2:23

²³ Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Strong's Number G1556

Strong's Number:

G1556

Greek:

ἐκδικέω

Transliteration:

ekdikeo

Pronunciation:

ek-dik-eh'-o

Part of Speech:

Verb

Strong's Definition:

from G1558; to vindicate, retaliate, punish:--a (re-)venge.

IPD Definition:

to vindicate one's right, do one justice
1. to protect, defend, one person from another
to avenge a thing
1. to punish a person for a thing

Strong's Number G1556 Bible Verses

Strong's Number G1557

Strong's Number:

G1557

Greek:

ἐκδίκησις

Transliteration:

ekdikesis

Pronunciation:

ek-dik'-ay-sis

Part of Speech:

Noun Feminine

Strong's Definition:

from G1556; vindication, retribution:--(a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment.

IPD Definition:

a revenging, vengeance, punishment

In 2 Cor 7:11 -- meeting out of justice; doing justice to allparties. See Luke 18:3, 21:22. The word also has the sense ofacquittal and carries the sense of vindication. - Vincent III p. 329

Strong's Number G1557 Bible Verses

Strong's Number H5358

Strong's Number:

H5358

Hebrew:

נָקַם

Transliteration:

naqam

Pronunciation:

naw-kam'

Part of Speech:

Verb

Strong's Definition:

a primitive root; to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish:--avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), × surely, take vengeance.

IPD Definition:

to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished
1. (Qal)
  1. to avenge, take vengeance
  2. to entertain revengeful feelings
2. (Niphal)
  1. to avenge oneself
  2. to suffer vengeance
3. (Piel) to avenge
4. (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood)
5. (Hithpael) to avenge oneself

Strong's Number H5358 Bible Verses

Strong's Number H5360

Strong's Number:

H5360

Hebrew:

נְקָמָה

Transliteration:

nqamah

Pronunciation:

nek-aw-maw'

Part of Speech:

Noun Feminine

Strong's Definition:

feminine of H5359; avengement, whether the act of the passion:--+ avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.

IPD Definition:

vengeance
1. vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel)

Strong's Number H5360 Bible Verses

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