When people hurt you, the immediate response in the flesh is to hurt them back. Thankfully, followers of Jesus have a more powerful leader who sets a better example. When the world hated Jesus, he died for them so that they could live. He did not seek to gain revenge on the people who put him on the cross. Instead, he gave up his life. These 25 Bible verses for revenge temptation will help you resist the flesh and instead be led by the Holy Spirit. In the Spirit, revenge is in the hands of the Lord, and he decides what to do with evil.
1. Romans 12:19 – Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
2. Leviticus 19:18 – You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
3. Matthew 5:38-39 – You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
4. Proverbs 20:22 – Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
5. 1 Peter 3:9 – Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
6. Proverbs 24:29 – Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
7. Romans 12:17 – Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
8. Deuteronomy 32:35 – Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.
9. Hebrews 10:30 – For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
10. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 – See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
11. Proverbs 25:21-22 – If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
12. Ephesians 4:31-32 – Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
13. Colossians 3:13 – Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
14. Matthew 6:14-15 – For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
15. Luke 6:27-28 – But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
16. James 1:19-20 – Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
17. Psalm 94:1 – O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!
18. Proverbs 10:12 – Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
19. Romans 12:14 – Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
20. Matthew 5:44 – But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
21. 1 Peter 2:23 – When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
22. Psalm 37:8-9 – Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
23. Luke 6:37 – Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
24. Proverbs 16:32 – Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
25. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
Why You Need to Memorize Bible Verses to Fight Revengeful Thoughts
One of the problems with revenge is it is usually out of anger. You act on fleshly impulse without giving yourself a chance to think through your actions. When you take time to memorize scripture, you engrain the word into your heart. Instead of acting out of impulse, you act out of what you know to be true. Before you can be a doer of the word, you must know it. It is possible to know the word and not live it, but it’s impossible not to know the word of God and live it out. When you memorize scripture, you respond when angry with Bible verses instead of curse verses.
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