Bible Dictionary: Revenge: Forbidden

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Leviticus 19:18
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.
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Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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Romans 12:17,19
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that you are thereunto called, that you should inherit a blessing.
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What are the Sins Forbidden in the Sixth Commandment?
... Answer: The sins forbidden in the sixth commandment are, all taking away the ...
preservation of life; sinful anger, hatred, envy, desire of revenge;all excessive ...
/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 136 0 0 what are the.htm

Fulfilling of the Law in the Higher Sense. --Particular Examples ...
... But the law of Christ so completely shuts out the desire of revenge, that it creates
in its subjects a ... [404] Polygamy was not yet wholly forbidden among the ...
/.../section 155 fulfilling of the.htm

The Seventh Season,
... the law of God. However gratifying to your corrupt propensities revenge
may be, remember that it is forbidden. Hear the word of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/flavel/on keeping the heart/vii the seventh season.htm

Concerning Salutations and Recreations, &C.
... would not have done so, if all manner of oaths had been forbidden by Christ ... Sixthly,
The last thing to be considered, is revenge and war, an evil as opposite ...
/.../proposition xv concerning salutations and.htm

Whether it is Lawful to be Angry?
... in the genuine codices the sentence is unqualified, and anger is forbidden altogether."
Therefore ... should be left to God, according to Dt.32:35, "Revenge is Mine ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 26.htm

Whether Vengeance is Lawful?
... on His enemies: for it is written (Lk.18:7): "Will not God revenge His elect who ...
against him, since this is to be overcome by evil, which was forbidden by the ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether vengeance is lawful.htm

Thou Shalt not Kill.
... For where murder is forbidden, all cause also is forbidden whence murder may originate. ...
protect us, in order that He may thus quench the desire of revenge in us ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/the large catechism/thou shalt not kill.htm

From the Fourth to the Seventh Commandment
... 368 Q. What is forbidden by the Fifth Commandment? A. The Fifth Commandment forbids
all willful murder, fighting, anger, hatred, revenge, and bad example. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 33 from the fourth.htm

The Sermon on the Mount.
... only exceptions found in Scriptures, we conclude that all other oaths are forbidden. ...
From this rule the scribes drew the false inference that revenge was proper ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlii the sermon on the 4.htm

If we are Enjoined, Then, to Love Our Enemies...
... If injured, we are forbidden to retaliate, lest we become as bad ourselves: who ... ever
so ready to sacrifice our lives, what single case of revenge for injury ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xxxvii if we are.htm

Subtopics

Revenge by James and John

Revenge by Jezebel

Revenge by Joab

Revenge by Samson

Revenge by Simeon and Levi

Revenge by the Chief Priests