Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, “As they did to me, so will I do to them;(A)
I will repay them according to their deeds.”[a]
Ben Sira 28:1
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Chapter 28
1 The vengeful will face the Lord’s vengeance;
indeed he remembers their sins in detail.(A)
Matthew 5:39
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39 (A)But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
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Romans 12:17
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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; be concerned for what is noble in the sight of all.(A)
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Romans 12:19
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19 Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good [both] for each other and for all.(A)
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing.(A)
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