Revenge
20 references
- Forbidden Lev. 19:18; Prov. 24:29; Rom. 12:17,19; 1 Thess. 5:15; 1 Pet. 3:9
- Jesus an example of forbearing 1 Pet. 2:23
- Rebuked by Jesus Luke 9:54,55
- Inconsistent with the will of Christ Luke 9:55
- Proceeds from a spiteful heart Ezek. 25:15
- Punishment for Ezek. 25:15-17; Amos 1:11,12
- EXEMPLIFIED
- By Simeon and Levi Gen. 34:25
- By Samson Judg. 15:7,8; 16:28-30
- By Joab 2 Sam. 3:27
- By Absalom 2 Sam. 13:23-29
- By Jezebel 1 Kgs. 19:2
- By Ahab 1 Kgs. 22:27
- By Haman Esth. 3:8-15
- By the Edomites Ezek. 25:12
- By the Philistines Ezek. 25:15
- By Herodias Mark 6:19-24
- By James and John Luke 9:54
- By the chief priests Acts 7:54-59; 23:12
- See Retaliation
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.