What are some Bible verses about revenge / vengeance?

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Romans 12:19  

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”  
  

1 Peter 3:9  

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.  
  

Matthew 5:38\-39  

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."  
  

Proverbs 24:29  

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”  
  

Leviticus 19:18  

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.  
  

1 Thessalonians 5:15  

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.  
  

Mark 11:25  

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.  
  

Matthew 26:52\-54  

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”  
  

Romans 13:4  

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.  
  

Proverbs 20:22  

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.  
  

James 1:19\-20  

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.  
  

Deuteronomy 32:35  

"Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly."  
  

Matthew 5:7  

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.  
  

Proverbs 10:12  

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.  
  

Ephesians 4:31\-32  

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.  
  

Hebrews 10:30  

For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”  
  

Colossians 3:25  

For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.  
  

Proverbs 3:5\-6  

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.  
  

Matthew 6:14\-15  

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.  
  

1 Peter 2:21\-23  

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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