Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 21:14, 20, 29
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death. . . .
Genesis 4:8-23
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. . . .
Genesis 9:5, 6
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: . . .
Leviticus 24:21
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
Numbers 35:16-34
If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. . . .
Deuteronomy 5:17
You shall not murder.
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, . . .
2 Samuel 12:9, 10
Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. . . .
2 Kings 21:16
Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada's son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, "May the LORD see this and call you to account."
Psalm 10:8-11
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. . . .
Proverbs 1:11, 18
If they say, "Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, . . .
Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and no longer conceal her slain.
Jeremiah 26:15
But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, on this city, and on its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing."
Matthew 5:21, 22
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' . . .
Acts 28:4
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."
Romans 13:9
The commandments "Do not commit adultery, " "Do not murder, " "Do not steal, " "Do not covet, " and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Galatians 5:21
and envy; drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Timothy 1:9
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
James 2:11, 13
For He who said, "Do not commit adultery, " also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. . . .
1 John 3:12-15
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous. . . .