25 Bible Verses about Taking A Life
Want to know what the Bible says about Taking A Life? Here are 25 Bible verses about Taking A Life 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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Exodus 21:12 NIV
“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
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Proverbs 24:11 NIV
Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
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Genesis 9:6 NIV
“Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
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1 Peter 2:16 NIV
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
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Genesis 4:9-11 NIV
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know, ” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ”
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ”
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1 Samuel 2:6 NIV
“The Lord brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises up.
he brings down to the grave and raises up.
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Hebrews 9:27 NIV
Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
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Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
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