Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5975 violence
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5975 violence

5975 violence

Unrestrained physical or verbal force designed to hurt others, or to gain mastery over them.

The world is full of violence

Ge 6:11-13; Job 24:2-4; Ps 55:9; Ps 74:20; Pr 13:2; Isa 59:1-8; Eze 7:23; Mic 2:1-2

God hates violence

Ps 11:5; Ps 139:19; Jer 22:3; Eze 45:9; Mal 2:16

Jesus Christ was not violent

Isa 42:1-3; Isa 53:9; 1Pe 2:23

Christians should not be violent

Gal 5:19-21; Eph 4:2,31; Php 4:5

Christian leaders should not be violent

1Ch 22:8-9; 1Ti 3:3; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:7

God helps the victims of violence

2Sa 22:3,49; Ps 18:48; Ps 72:14; Ps 140:1-4; Mt 2:13; Lk 22:50-51

Christians should help the victims of violence

Ge 14:14; 2Ch 28:9-15; Jer 38:9-12; Lk 10:30,33; Ac 23:15-16

See also

1075God, justice of
5025killing
5040murder
5214attack
5282crushing
5311extortion
5346injury
5568suffering, causes
5584torture
5605warfare
5823cruelty
8734evil