Bible Verses About Vengeance
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for vengeance, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,328 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 Vengeance
Romans 12:191,156 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.
Matthew 5:38-39394 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Hebrews 10:30372 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.
Ezekiel 25:17355 votes
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Leviticus 19:18351 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 32:35314 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.
2 Thessalonians 1:6267 votes
Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
1 Thessalonians 5:15261 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.
Ephesians 4:26-27235 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Psalms 94:1192 votes
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Revelation 21:8158 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Romans 13:4148 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.
Proverbs 24:29142 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.
Proverbs 20:22135 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
1 Samuel 24:12117 votes
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Proverbs 25:21-2298 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
1 Timothy 5:891 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.
Matthew 26:52-5486 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.
Exodus 21:24-2584 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
1 Peter 3:981 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.
Psalms 55:1566 votes
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
1 Peter 2:2363 votes
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Proverbs 25:2656 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Deuteronomy 28:47-4855 votes
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Genesis 9:5-651 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.
What does the Bible say about vengeance?
Readers most often cite Romans 12:19 on the subject of vengeance. Across 7,328 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:38-39, Hebrews 10:30, Ezekiel 25:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.