Deuteronomy 25:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:3 : 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, [And] are become unclean in your sight?
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
  • 2 Cor 11:24-25 : 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep;
  • Jas 2:2-3 : 2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; 3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 25:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

    2and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

  • Exod 21:24-26
    3 verses
    78%

    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

    26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

  • Deut 25:4
    75%

    4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain] .

  • 2 Cor 11:24
    75%

    24Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one.

  • Exod 21:18-20
    3 verses
    72%

    18And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

    19if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

    20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

  • Luke 17:3
    71%

    3Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

  • Lev 25:39
    71%

    39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.

  • Prov 17:10
    70%

    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Matt 18:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

    16But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Acts 22:25
    70%

    25And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

  • 2 Cor 11:20
    70%

    20For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you [captive], if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    70%

    15And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • Matt 5:38-41
    4 verses
    70%

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

    39but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

    40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

    41And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

  • Lev 24:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

    20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

  • Luke 6:29
    69%

    29To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

  • Lev 19:20
    69%

    20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

  • Luke 12:47-48
    2 verses
    69%

    47And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes] ;

    48but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes] . And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

  • Lev 19:17
    69%

    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

  • Deut 19:19-21
    3 verses
    69%

    19then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

    20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.

    21And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

  • Prov 26:3
    69%

    3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

  • 2 Cor 2:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the many;

    7so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

  • Deut 22:18
    68%

    18And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;

  • Deut 22:1
    68%

    1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.

  • Acts 16:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.

    23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

  • Deut 25:12
    68%

    12then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

  • Exod 22:1
    68%

    1If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

  • Prov 17:26
    68%

    26Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.

  • Matt 18:34
    68%

    34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due.

  • Lev 25:46
    67%

    46And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.

  • Prov 3:11
    67%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Heb 12:6
    67%

    6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

  • Lev 25:35
    67%

    35And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: [as] a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.