Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 (A)Vengeance and recompense are mine: their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their destruction is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them, make haste.
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Proverbs 17:13
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13 (A)He that rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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Proverbs 24:29
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29 (A)Say not, I will do to him as he hath done to me, I [a]will recompense every man according to his work.
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- Proverbs 24:29 He showeth what is the nature of the wicked, to revenge wrong for wrong.
Romans 12:17
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17 (A)Recompense to no man evil for evil: procure things honest in the sight of all men.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 (A)[a]See that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both toward yourselves, and toward all men.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Charity ought not to be overcome with any injuries.
1 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)[a]Not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise bless, [b]knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heirs of blessing.
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- 1 Peter 3:9 We must not only not recompense injury for injury, but we must also recompense them with benefits.
- 1 Peter 3:9 An argument taken of comparison: Seeing that we ourselves are called of God whom we offend so often, to so great a benefit (so far is he from revenging the injuries which we do unto him) shall we rather make ourselves unworthy of so great bountifulness, than forgive one another’s faults? And from this verse to the end of the chapter, there is a digression or going from the matter he is in hand with, to exhort us valiantly to bear afflictions.
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