Exodus 21:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 19:21 : 21 And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Judg 1:6-7 : 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
1 Sam 15:33 : 33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.
Matt 5:38-40 : 38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Matt 7:2 : 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
Luke 6:38 : 38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.
Rev 16:6 : 6 for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: {G1063} they are worthy.
Exod 21:26-27 : 26 And 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. 27 And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Lev 24:19-20 : 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: 20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 19:19-21
3 verses
90%
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 24:17-21
5 verses
89%
17And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
18And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
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.
21And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
Exod 21:25-28
4 verses
89%
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.
27And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
28And if an ox gore a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
Matt 5:38-40
3 verses
83%
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.
Exod 21:22-23
2 verses
82%
22And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Deut 25:12
77%
12then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.
Exod 22:1
73%
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.
Exod 21:12
73%
12He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
Prov 24:29
73%
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
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.
Deut 25:2-3
2 verses
72%
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.
3Forty 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.
Num 35:21
72%
21or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.
Exod 21:35-36
2 verses
72%
35And if one man's ox hurt another's, so that it dieth, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide.
36Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.
Matt 18:8-9
2 verses
71%
8And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you: it is good for you to enter into life crippled or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
9And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you: it is good for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
Lev 21:19
71%
19or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
Exod 21:30-31
2 verses
71%
30If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
31Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
Ps 28:4
70%
4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.
Exod 21:15
70%
15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Matt 5:29-30
2 verses
70%
29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
30And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.
Deut 19:12
70%
12then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Lam 3:64
70%
64Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.
Exod 22:4
70%
4If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall pay double.
Luke 6:29
70%
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.
Exod 21:1
69%
1Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.
Exod 22:9
69%
9For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.
Job 21:31
69%
31Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Rom 12:19
69%
19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Num 35:19
68%
19The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
Exod 22:24
68%
24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Mark 9:47
68%
47And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;
Matt 5:21
68%
21Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: