Bible Verses About Vengeance

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.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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.

Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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

And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

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

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

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

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

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

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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.

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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.

Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.