Deuteronomy 32:35

New International Version

³⁵It is mine to avenge;^(A) I will repay.^(B)
In due time their foot will slip;^(C)
their day of disaster is near
and their doom rushes upon them.^(D)”

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Proverbs 17:13

New International Version

¹³Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil^(A) for good.^(B)

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Proverbs 24:29

New International Version

²⁹Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(A)

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Romans 12:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Do not repay anyone evil for evil.^(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.^(B) ¹⁸If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.^(C) ¹⁹Do not take revenge,^(D) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a]^(E) says the Lord.

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Footnotes

Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

1 Thessalonians 5:15

New International Version

¹⁵Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,^(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other^(B) and for everyone else.

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1 Peter 3:9

New International Version

⁹Do not repay evil with evil^(A) or insult with insult.^(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,^(C) because to this^(D) you were called^(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.^(F)