Verse 4
for{G1063} he is{G2076} a minister{G1249} of God{G2316} to thee{G4671} for{G1519} good.{G18} But{G1161} if{G1437} thou do{G4160} that which is evil,{G2556} be afraid;{G5399} for{G1063} he beareth{G5409} not{G3756} the sword{G3162} in vain:{G1500} for{G1063} he is{G2076} a minister{G1249} of God,{G2316} an avenger{G1558} for wrath{G3709} to{G1519} him that doeth{G4238} evil.{G2556}
Referenced Verses
- 2 Chr 19:6 : 6 and said{H559} to the judges,{H8199} Consider{H7200} what ye do:{H6213} for ye judge{H8199} not for man,{H120} but for Jehovah;{H3068} and [he is] with you in the judgment.{H1697}
- Rom 12:19 : 19 Avenge{G1556} not{G3361} yourselves,{G1438} beloved,{G27} but{G235} give{G1325} place{G5117} unto the wrath{G3709} [of God]: for{G1063} it is written,{G1125} Vengeance{G1557} belongeth unto me;{G1698} I{G1473} will recompense,{G467} saith{G3004} the Lord.{G2962}
- 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 that{G3588} no{G3361} man transgress,{G5233} and{G2532} wrong{G4122} his{G846} brother{G80} in{G1722} the matter:{G4229} because{G1360} the Lord{G2962} is an avenger{G1558} in{G4012} all{G3956} these things,{G5130} as{G2531} also{G2532} we{G4277} forewarned{G4277} you{G5213} and{G2532} testified.{G1263}
- Prov 24:23-24 : 23 These also are [sayings] of the wise.{H2450} To have respect{H5234} of persons{H6440} in judgment{H4941} is not good.{H2896} 24 He that saith{H559} unto the wicked,{H7563} Thou art righteous;{H6662} Peoples{H5971} shall curse{H5344} him, nations{H5971} shall abhor{H2194} him:
- Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open{H6605} thy mouth{H6310} for the dumb,{H483} In the cause{H1779} of all such as are left{H1121} desolate.{H2475} 9 Open{H6605} thy mouth,{H6310} judge{H8199} righteously,{H6664} And minister{H1777} justice to the poor{H6041} and needy.{H6041}
- Eccl 8:2-5 : 2 I [counsel thee], Keep{H8104} the king's{H4428} command,{H6310} and that in regard{H1700} of the oath{H7621} of God.{H430} 3 Be not hasty{H926} to go out{H3212} of his presence;{H6440} persist{H5975} not in an evil{H7451} thing:{H1697} for he doeth{H6213} whatsoever pleaseth{H2654} him. 4 For the king's{H4428} word{H1697} [hath] power;{H7983} and who may say{H559} unto him, What doest{H6213} thou? 5 Whoso keepeth{H8104} the commandment{H4687} shall know{H3045} no evil{H7451} thing;{H1697} and a wise man's{H2450} heart{H3820} discerneth{H3045} time{H6256} and judgment:{H4941}
- Isa 1:17 : 17 learn{H3925} to do well;{H3190} seek{H1875} justice,{H4941} relieve{H833} the oppressed,{H2541} judge{H8199} the fatherless,{H3490} plead{H7378} for the widow.{H490}
- Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199}
- Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963} the prey,{H2964} to shed{H8210} blood,{H1818} [and] to destroy{H6} souls,{H5315} that they may get{H1214} dishonest gain.{H1215}
- Ezek 25:14 : 14 And I will lay{H5414} my vengeance{H5360} upon Edom{H123} by the hand{H3027} of my people{H5971} Israel;{H3478} and they shall do{H6213} in Edom{H123} according to mine anger{H639} and according to my wrath;{H2534} and they shall know{H3045} my vengeance,{H5360} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}
- Mic 3:1-4 : 1 And I said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel:{H3478} is it not for you to know{H3045} justice?{H4941} 2 ye who hate{H8130} the good,{H2896} and love{H157} the evil;{H7451} who pluck off{H1497} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones;{H6106} 3 who also eat{H398} the flesh{H7607} of my people,{H5971} and flay{H6584} their skin{H5785} from off them, and break{H6476} their bones,{H6106} and chop them in pieces,{H6566} as for the pot,{H5518} and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron.{H7037} 4 Then shall they cry{H2199} unto Jehovah,{H3068} but he will not answer{H6030} them; yea, he will hide{H5641} his face{H6440} from them at that time,{H6256} according as they have wrought evil{H7489} in their doings.{H4611}
- Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear{H8085} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob,{H3290} and rulers{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} that abhor{H8581} justice,{H4941} and pervert{H6140} all equity.{H3477}
- Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge{H8199} unjustly,{H5766} And respect{H5375} the persons{H6440} of the wicked?{H7563} Selah{H5542} 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563}
- Prov 16:14 : 14 The wrath{H2534} of a king{H4428} is [as] messengers{H4397} of death;{H4194} But a wise{H2450} man{H376} will pacify{H3722} it.
- Prov 20:2 : 2 The terror{H367} of a king{H4428} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion:{H3715} He that provoketh him to anger{H5674} sinneth{H2398} [against] his own life.{H5315}
- Prov 20:8 : 8 A king{H4428} that sitteth on{H3427} the throne{H3678} of judgment{H1779} Scattereth away{H2219} all evil{H7451} with his eyes.{H5869}
- Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise{H2450} king{H4428} winnoweth{H2219} the wicked,{H7563} And bringeth{H7725} the [threshing] -wheel{H212} over them.
- Num 35:19-27 : 19 The avenger of blood{H1818} shall himself put the murderer{H7523} to death:{H4191} when he{H1931} meeteth{H6293} him, he{H1931} shall put him to death.{H4191} 20 And if he thrust{H1920} him of hatred,{H8135} or hurled{H7993} at him, lying in wait,{H6660} so that he died,{H4191} 21 or in enmity{H342} smote{H5221} him with his hand,{H3027} so that he died;{H4191} he that smote{H5221} him shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} he is a murderer:{H7523} the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} shall put the murderer{H7523} to death,{H4191} when he meeteth{H6293} him. 22 But if he thrust{H1920} him suddenly{H6621} without{H3808} enmity,{H342} or hurled{H7993} upon him anything{H3627} without lying in wait,{H6660} 23 or with any stone,{H68} whereby a man may die,{H4191} seeing{H7200} him not,{H3808} and cast{H5307} it upon him, so that he died,{H4191} and he was not his enemy,{H341} neither sought{H1245} his harm;{H7451} 24 then the congregation{H5712} shall judge{H8199} between the smiter{H5221} and the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} according to these ordinances;{H4941} 25 and the congregation{H5712} shall deliver{H5337} the manslayer{H7523} out of the hand{H3027} of the avenger{H1350} of blood,{H1818} and the congregation{H5712} shall restore{H7725} him to his city{H5892} of refuge,{H4733} whither he was fled:{H5127} and he shall dwell{H3427} therein until the death{H4194} of the high{H1419} priest,{H3548} who was anointed{H4886} with the holy{H6944} oil.{H8081} 26 But if the manslayer{H7523} shall at any time{H3318} go{H3318} beyond the border{H1366} of his city{H5892} of refuge,{H4733} whither he fleeth,{H5127} 27 and the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} find{H4672} him without{H2351} the border{H1366} of his city{H5892} of refuge,{H4733} and the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} slay{H7523} the manslayer;{H7523} he shall not be guilty of blood,{H1818}
- Josh 20:9 : 9 These were the appointed{H4152} cities{H5892} for all the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and for the stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481} among{H8432} them, that whosoever killeth{H5221} any person{H5315} unwittingly{H7684} might flee{H5127} thither, and not die{H4191} by the hand{H3027} of the avenger{H1350} of blood,{H1818} until he stood{H5975} before{H6440} the congregation.{H5712}
- 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} who delighted{H2654} in thee, to set{H5414} thee on the throne{H3678} of Israel:{H3478} because Jehovah{H3068} loved{H160} Israel{H3478} for ever,{H5769} therefore made{H7760} he thee king,{H4428} to do{H6213} justice{H4941} and righteousness.{H6666}
- Rom 13:6 : 6 {G1063} For{G1223} this cause{G5124} ye{G5055} pay tribute{G5411} also;{G2532} for{G1063} they are{G1526} ministers{G3011} of God's{G2316} service, attending continually{G4342} upon{G1519} this{G5124} very thing.{G846}
- Josh 20:5 : 5 And if the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} pursue{H7291} after{H310} him, then they shall not deliver{H5462} up the manslayer{H7523} into his hand;{H3027} because he smote{H5221} his neighbor{H7453} unawares,{H1097} and hated{H8130} him not beforetime.{H8543}