53 Bible Verses about Eye For An Eye
Want to know what the Bible says about Eye For An Eye? Here are 53 Bible verses about Eye For An Eye from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Matthew 5:38-39 NIV
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
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Romans 12:17-19 NIV
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
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Matthew 5:38 NIV
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’
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Deuteronomy 19:21 NIV
Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15 NIV
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
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Proverbs 13:3 NIV
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
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Exodus 21:12 NIV
“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
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Luke 6:29 NIV
If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
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Leviticus 24:20 NIV
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury.
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