Bible Quotes About Cruelty

“But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee . And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. as: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes dealt: Heb. afflicted her”

“And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.”

“And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”

“To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Aijeleth: or, the hind of the morning helping: Heb. my salvation”

“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”

“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”

“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.”

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. tender: or, bowels”

“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”

“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; dissembleth: or, is known”

“Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished .”

“Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.”

“They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.”

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

“Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, the palms: or, rods”

“And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.”

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,”

“And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.”

“And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?”

“And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.”

“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? fightings: or, brawlings lusts: or, pleasures”

“And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.”