Bible Verses About Eye for an Eye
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for eye for an eye, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,834 votes, led by Exodus 21:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Eye for an Eye
Exodus 21:24521 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Matthew 5:38-39499 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew 5:38446 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Deuteronomy 19:21431 votes
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Romans 12:17-19366 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Exodus 21:23-25280 votes
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Leviticus 24:20254 votes
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Exodus 21:22-25232 votes
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
Leviticus 24:19-20204 votes
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Exodus 21:1-36179 votes
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Matthew 5:38-42177 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Proverbs 20:22144 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Matthew 5:39137 votes
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 Thessalonians 5:15137 votes
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Luke 6:29136 votes
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Luke 23:34132 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Leviticus 24:18131 votes
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
Exodus 21:12123 votes
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Romans 12:19123 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Leviticus 24:19-22120 votes
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Matthew 5:17120 votes
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Leviticus 24:19-21115 votes
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Matthew 5:38-40114 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Leviticus 24:17112 votes
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 24:19112 votes
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
What does the Bible say about eye for an eye?
Readers most often cite Exodus 21:24 on the subject of eye for an eye. Across 9,834 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:38-39, Matthew 5:38, Deuteronomy 19:21. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.