Bible Verses About Violence

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

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

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

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.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

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.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

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

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

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