Verse 4

For{G1063} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} the minister{G1249} of God{G2316} to thee{G4671} for{G1519} good{G18}. But{G1161} if{G1437} thou do{G4160}{(G5725)} that which is evil{G2556}, be afraid{G5399}{(G5737)}; for{G1063} he beareth{G5409}{(G5719)} not{G3756} the sword{G3162} in vain{G1500}: for{G1063} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} the minister{G1249} of God{G2316}, a revenger{G1558} to execute wrath{G3709} upon{G1519} him that doeth{G4238}{(G5723)} evil{G2556}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 19:6 : 6 And said{H559}{(H8799)} to the judges{H8199}{(H8802)}, Take heed{H7200}{(H8798)} what ye do{H6213}{(H8802)}: for ye judge{H8199}{(H8799)} not for man{H120}, but for the LORD{H3068}, who is with you in the judgment{H1697}{H4941}.
  • Rom 12:19 : 19 Dearly beloved{G27}, avenge{G1556}{(G5723)} not{G3361} yourselves{G1438}, but{G235} rather give{G1325}{(G5628)} place{G5117} unto wrath{G3709}: for{G1063} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, Vengeance{G1557} is mine{G1698}; I{G1473} will repay{G467}{(G5692)}, saith{G3004}{(G5719)} the Lord{G2962}.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no{G3361} man go beyond{G5233}{(G5721)} and{G2532} defraud{G4122}{(G5721)} his{G846} brother{G80} in{G1722} any matter{G4229}: because{G1360} that the Lord{G2962} is the avenger{G1558} of{G4012} all{G3956} such{G5130}, as{G2531} we{G4277} also{G2532} have forewarned{G4277}{(G5656)} you{G5213} and{G2532} testified{G1263}{(G5662)}.
  • Prov 24:23-24 : 23 These things also belong to the wise{H2450}. It is not good{H2896} to have respect{H5234}{(H8687)} of persons{H6440} in judgment{H4941}. 24 He that saith{H559}{(H8802)} unto the wicked{H7563}, Thou art righteous{H6662}; him shall the people{H5971} curse{H5344}{(H8799)}, nations{H3816} shall abhor{H2194}{(H8799)} him:
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open{H6605}{(H8798)} thy mouth{H6310} for the dumb{H483} in the cause{H1779} of all such as are appointed{H1121} to destruction{H2475}. 9 Open{H6605}{(H8798)} thy mouth{H6310}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)} righteously{H6664}, and plead{H1777}{(H8798)} the cause of the poor{H6041} and needy{H34}.
  • Eccl 8:2-5 : 2 I counsel thee to keep{H8104}{(H8798)} the king's{H4428} commandment{H6310}, and that in regard{H1700} of the oath{H7621} of God{H430}. 3 Be not hasty{H926}{(H8735)} to go out{H3212}{(H8799)} of his sight{H6440}: stand{H5975}{(H8799)} not in an evil{H7451} thing{H1697}; for he doeth{H6213}{(H8799)} whatsoever pleaseth{H2654}{(H8799)} him. 4 Where the word{H1697} of a king{H4428} is, there is power{H7983}: and who may say{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, What doest{H6213}{(H8799)} thou? 5 Whoso keepeth{H8104}{(H8802)} the commandment{H4687} shall feel{H3045}{(H8799)} no evil{H7451} thing{H1697}: and a wise man's{H2450} heart{H3820} discerneth{H3045}{(H8799)} both time{H6256} and judgment{H4941}.
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn{H3925}{(H8798)} to do well{H3190}{(H8687)}; seek{H1875}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941}, relieve{H833}{(H8761)} the oppressed{H2541}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)} the fatherless{H3490}, plead{H7378}{(H8798)} for the widow{H490}.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxen fat{H8080}{(H8804)}, they shine{H6245}{(H8804)}: yea, they overpass{H5674}{(H8804)} the deeds{H1697} of the wicked{H7451}: they judge{H1777}{(H8804)} not the cause{H1779}, the cause of the fatherless{H3490}, yet they prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}; and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge{H8199}{(H8804)}.
  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963}{(H8802)} the prey{H2964}, to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}, and to destroy{H6}{(H8763)} souls{H5315}, to get{H1214}{(H8800)} dishonest gain{H1215}.
  • Ezek 25:14 : 14 And I will lay{H5414}{(H8804)} my vengeance{H5360} upon Edom{H123} by the hand{H3027} of my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}: and they shall do{H6213}{(H8804)} in Edom{H123} according to mine anger{H639} and according to my fury{H2534}; and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} my vengeance{H5360}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Mic 3:1-4 : 1 And I said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)}, I pray you, O heads{H7218} of Jacob{H3290}, and ye princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; Is it not for you to know{H3045}{(H8800)} judgment{H4941}? 2 Who hate{H8130}{(H8802)} the good{H2896}, and love{H157}{(H8802)} the evil{H7451}; who pluck off{H1497}{(H8802)} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones{H6106}; 3 Who also eat{H398}{(H8804)} the flesh{H7607} of my people{H5971}, and flay{H6584}{(H8689)} their skin{H5785} from off them; and they break{H6476}{(H8765)} their bones{H6106}, and chop them in pieces{H6566}{(H8804)}, as for the pot{H5518}, and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron{H7037}. 4 Then shall they cry{H2199}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, but he will not hear{H6030}{(H8799)} them: he will even hide{H5641}{(H8686)} his face{H6440} from them at that time{H6256}, as they have behaved themselves ill{H7489}{(H8689)} in their doings{H4611}.
  • Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290}, and princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, that abhor{H8581}{(H8764)} judgment{H4941}, and pervert{H6140}{(H8762)} all equity{H3477}.
  • Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will ye judge{H8199}{H8799)} unjustly{H5766}, and accept{H5375}{H8799)} the persons{H6440} of the wicked{H7563}? Selah{H5542}. 3 Defend{H8199}{H8798)} the poor{H1800} and fatherless{H3490}: do justice{H6663}{H8685)} to the afflicted{H6041} and needy{H7326}{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H6403}{H8761)} the poor{H1800} and needy{H34}: rid{H5337}{H8685)} 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}{(H8762)} it.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The fear{H367} of a king{H4428} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion{H3715}: whoso provoketh him to anger{H5674}{(H8693)} sinneth{H2398}{(H8802)} against his own soul{H5315}.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king{H4428} that sitteth in{H3427}{(H8802)} the throne{H3678} of judgment{H1779} scattereth away{H2219}{(H8764)} all evil{H7451} with his eyes{H5869}.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise{H2450} king{H4428} scattereth{H2219}{(H8764)} the wicked{H7563}, and bringeth{H7725}{(H8686)} the wheel{H212} over them.
  • Num 35:19-27 : 19 The revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} himself shall slay{H4191}{(H8686)} the murderer{H7523}{(H8802)}: when he meeteth{H6293}{(H8800)} him, he{H1931} shall slay{H4191}{(H8686)} him. 20 But if he thrust{H1920}{(H8799)} him of hatred{H8135}, or hurl{H7993}{(H8689)} at him by laying of wait{H6660}, that he die{H4191}{(H8799)}; 21 Or in enmity{H342} smite{H5221}{(H8689)} him with his hand{H3027}, that he die{H4191}{(H8799)}: he that smote{H5221}{(H8688)} him shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; for he is a murderer{H7523}{(H8802)}: the revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} shall slay{H4191}{(H8686)} the murderer{H7523}{(H8802)}, when he meeteth{H6293}{(H8800)} him. 22 But if he thrust{H1920}{(H8804)} him suddenly{H6621} without{H3808} enmity{H342}, or have cast{H7993}{(H8689)} upon him any thing{H3627} without laying of wait{H6660}, 23 Or with any stone{H68}, wherewith a man may die{H4191}{(H8799)}, seeing{H7200}{(H8800)} him not{H3808}, and cast{H5307}{(H8686)} it upon him, that he die{H4191}{(H8799)}, and was not his enemy{H341}{(H8802)}, neither sought{H1245}{(H8764)} his harm{H7451}: 24 Then the congregation{H5712} shall judge{H8199}{(H8804)} between the slayer{H5221}{(H8688)} and the revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} according to these judgments{H4941}: 25 And the congregation{H5712} shall deliver{H5337}{(H8689)} the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} out of the hand{H3027} of the revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}, and the congregation{H5712} shall restore{H7725}{(H8689)} him to the city{H5892} of his refuge{H4733}, whither he was fled{H5127}{(H8804)}: and he shall abide{H3427}{(H8804)} in it unto the death{H4194} of the high{H1419} priest{H3548}, which was anointed{H4886}{(H8804)} with the holy{H6944} oil{H8081}. 26 But if the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} shall at any time{H3318}{(H8800)} come{H3318}{(H8799)} without the border{H1366} of the city{H5892} of his refuge{H4733}, whither he was fled{H5127}{(H8799)}; 27 And the revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} find{H4672}{(H8804)} him without{H2351} the borders{H1366} of the city{H5892} of his refuge{H4733}, and the revenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} kill{H7523}{(H8804)} the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; he shall not be guilty of blood{H1818}:
  • Josh 20:9 : 9 These were the cities{H5892} appointed{H4152} for all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and for the stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481}{(H8802)} among{H8432} them, that whosoever killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} at unawares{H7684} might flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither, and not die{H4191}{(H8799)} by the hand{H3027} of the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}, until he stood{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the congregation{H5712}.
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} be the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, which delighted{H2654}{(H8804)} in thee, to set{H5414}{(H8800)} thee on the throne{H3678} of Israel{H3478}: because the LORD{H3068} loved{H160} Israel{H3478} for ever{H5769}, therefore made{H7760}{(H8799)} he thee king{H4428}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} judgment{H4941} and justice{H6666}.
  • Rom 13:6 : 6 For{G1063} for{G1223} this{G5124} cause{G1223} pay ye{G5055}{(G5719)} tribute{G5411} also{G2532}: for{G1063} they are{G1526}{(G5748)} God's{G2316} ministers{G3011}, attending continually{G4342}{(G5723)} upon{G1519} this{G5124} very thing{G846}.
  • Josh 20:5 : 5 And if the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} pursue{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} him, then they shall not deliver{H5462}{(H8686)} the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} up into his hand{H3027}; because he smote{H5221}{(H8689)} his neighbour{H7453} unwittingly{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not beforetime{H8543}{H8032}.