Bible Verses About Restitution
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for restitution, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,246 votes, led by Exodus 22:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Restitution
Exodus 22:195 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Exodus 22:1-3181 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Exodus 22:2-365 votes
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Luke 19:1-1064 votes
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Romans 12:1962 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.
Romans 13:457 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Numbers 5:6-754 votes
Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty;
1 Timothy 5:851 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Luke 10:2749 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Exodus 21:24-2548 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Acts 3:2148 votes
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Genesis 9:5-646 votes
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Luke 19:846 votes
And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Leviticus 6:1-743 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Matthew 26:52-5441 votes
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
John 3:1637 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Revelation 1:136 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Exodus 22:932 votes
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
Proverbs 6:3131 votes
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Exodus 22:730 votes
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
Job 20:1830 votes
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Exodus 22:429 votes
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
Leviticus 6:2-528 votes
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
1 John 1:928 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Exodus 22:327 votes
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
What does the Bible say about restitution?
Readers most often cite Exodus 22:1 on the subject of restitution. Across 2,246 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 22:1-31, Exodus 22:2-3, Luke 19:1-10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.