Bible Verses About Seeking Revenge
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for seeking revenge, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,126 votes, led by Romans 12:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Seeking Revenge
Romans 12:19208 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 12:17-21193 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Ephesians 4:31-32105 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 20:22100 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Leviticus 19:1894 votes
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:3576 votes
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
Luke 6:3175 votes
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Matthew 5:43-4870 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mark 11:2566 votes
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Matthew 5:762 votes
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
1 Thessalonians 5:1559 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.
Hebrews 10:3056 votes
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Proverbs 24:2955 votes
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Romans 12:1752 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
1 Peter 3:950 votes
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Romans 13:447 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.
Matthew 5:38-4846 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew 5:38-3946 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
1 Peter 2:21-2343 votes
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
1 Corinthians 13:1-1341 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Matthew 18:21-2238 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Proverbs 10:1236 votes
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Matthew 5:4036 votes
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Romans 12:136 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:1835 votes
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
What does the Bible say about seeking revenge?
Readers most often cite Romans 12:19 on the subject of seeking revenge. Across 3,126 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 12:17-21, Ephesians 4:31-32, Proverbs 20:22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.