Bible Verses About Justice and Retribution

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

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.

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

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.

Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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.

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.