Romans 12:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.

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  • Deut 32:35 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his work.
  • Heb 10:30 : 30 For we know him who has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
  • Rom 13:4 : 4 For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who does evil.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
  • Deut 32:43 : 43 Rejoice, O nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful to his land, and to his people.
  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
  • Prov 24:17-19 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. 18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19 Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
  • Luke 6:27-29 : 27 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 And to him who strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and to him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also.
  • Luke 9:55-56 : 55 But he turned and rebuked them, and said, You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. And they went to another village.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
  • Nah 1:2-3 : 2 God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; the LORD avenges and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies. 3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
  • 1 Sam 25:33 : 33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
  • Ps 94:1-3 : 1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself. 2 Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
  • Ezek 25:12 : 12 Thus says the Lord GOD; Because Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

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  • Rom 12:17-18
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    17Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

    18If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

  • Rom 12:20-21
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    20Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Heb 10:30
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    30For we know him who has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

  • Lev 19:18
    76%

    18You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  • Deut 32:35
    75%

    35To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  • Prov 20:22
    74%

    22Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

  • 2 Thess 1:6
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    6Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you;

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his work.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.

  • Prov 25:22
    73%

    22For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • 2 Thess 1:8
    72%

    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 1 Thess 4:6
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    6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

  • Ps 94:1
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    1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth:'

    39But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

  • Eph 4:26-27
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    26Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

    27Nor give place to the devil.

  • Ps 149:7
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    7To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;

  • Isa 59:18
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    18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the coastlands he will repay recompense.

  • Ps 79:12
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    12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

  • 2 Cor 10:6
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    6And being ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Deut 19:21
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    21Your eye shall not pity; but life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Phlm 1:19
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    19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it: although I do not say to you that you owe me even your own self besides.

  • Obad 1:15
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    15For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations: as you have done, it shall be done to you; your recompense shall return upon your own head.

  • Nah 1:2
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    2God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; the LORD avenges and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies.

  • Deut 7:10
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    10And repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him who hates him, he will repay him to his face.

  • Deut 32:41
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    41If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me.

  • Exod 21:24-25
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    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

  • Jas 1:20
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    20For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

  • Isa 65:6
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    6See, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their lap,

  • Matt 5:43-44
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    43You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

    44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;

  • Mic 5:15
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    15And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, such as they have not heard.

  • Rom 3:5
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    5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man)

  • Col 3:25
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    25But he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no partiality.

  • Luke 6:28-29
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    28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

    29And to him who strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and to him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also.

  • Lam 3:64
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    64Repay them, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

  • Luke 6:35
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    35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

  • Ezek 25:17
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    17And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.

  • Ps 18:47
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    47It is God who avenges me, and subdues the people under me.

  • Rom 13:8
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    8Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

  • Isa 1:24
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    24Therefore says the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease myself of my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies:

  • Rom 12:2
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    2And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.