Proverbs 24:29
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29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”(A)
Matthew 5:39
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39 But I tell you, don’t resist[a] an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.(A)
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- 5:39 Or don’t set yourself against, or don’t retaliate against
Romans 12:17
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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Give careful thought to do what is honorable(B) in everyone’s eyes.
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Romans 12:19
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19 Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,[a](A) says the Lord.
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- 12:19 Dt 32:35
1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil(A) to anyone,(B) but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.(C)
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 not paying back evil for evil(A) or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,(B) since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.
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