Deuteronomy 19:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:13 : 13 Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.
  • Matt 5:38-39 : 38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
  • Exod 21:23-25 : 23 But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow.
  • Lev 24:17-21 : 17 And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death. 18 And anyone wounding a beast and causing its death, will have to make payment for it: a life for a life. 19 And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him; 20 Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him. 21 He who puts a beast to death will have to make payment for it; he who puts a man to death will himself be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 21:23-27
    5 verses
    90%

    23But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life,

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

    25Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow.

    26If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.

    27Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.

  • Lev 24:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    17And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.

    18And anyone wounding a beast and causing its death, will have to make payment for it: a life for a life.

    19And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him;

    20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

    21He who puts a beast to death will have to make payment for it; he who puts a man to death will himself be put to death.

  • Deut 25:12
    82%

    12Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

  • Deut 19:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

  • Matt 5:38-39
    2 verses
    81%

    38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

  • Deut 19:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

    13Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.

  • Ezek 9:10
    75%

    10And as for me, my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity, but I will send the punishment of their ways on their heads.

  • Deut 13:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

    9But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

  • Exod 21:12
    75%

    12He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

  • Ezek 7:9
    74%

    9My eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity: I will send on you the punishment of your ways, and your disgusting works will be among you; and you will see that I am the Lord who gives punishment.

  • Ezek 7:4
    74%

    4My eye will not have mercy on you, and I will have no pity: but I will send the punishment of your ways on you, and your disgusting works will be among you: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

  • Num 35:21
    74%

    21Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

  • Ezek 9:5
    73%

    5And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:

  • Lev 19:18
    73%

    18Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.

  • Matt 18:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire.

    9And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire.

  • Num 35:19
    73%

    19He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

  • Num 35:31
    72%

    31Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.

  • Job 19:29
    72%

    29Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

  • Deut 19:10
    72%

    10So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

  • Deut 17:7
    72%

    7The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

  • Exod 21:15
    72%

    15Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.

  • Deut 28:31
    71%

    31Your ox will be put to death before your eyes, but its flesh will not be your food: your ass will be violently taken away before your face, and will not be given back to you: your sheep will be given to your haters, and there will be no saviour for you.

  • Matt 5:21
    71%

    21You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

  • Deut 7:16
    71%

    16And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

    30And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

  • Exod 22:24
    71%

    24And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

  • Jer 18:21
    71%

    21For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.

  • Deut 13:11
    71%

    11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

  • Gen 9:6
    71%

    6Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

  • Prov 24:29
    71%

    29Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

  • Rom 12:19
    71%

    19Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

  • Exod 21:31
    70%

    31If the death of a son or of a daughter has been caused, the punishment is to be in agreement with this rule.

  • Ezek 35:6
    70%

    6For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have been sinning through blood, blood will come after you.

  • Deut 19:6
    70%

    6For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate.

  • Exod 22:1
    70%

    1If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

  • Lev 19:15
    70%

    15Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.