Government & Society
Bible Verses About crime
10 key scriptures
What does the Bible say about crime? Browse 10 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Exodus 21:24 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” |
10 Key Scriptures
“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”
Exodus 21:24KJV
“If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. or a sheep: or, or a goat”
Exodus 22:1KJV
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
Romans 12:19KJV
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. ordained: or, ordered”
Romans 13:1KJV
“Thou shalt not kill.”
Exodus 20:13KJV
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”
Matthew 5:38KJV
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
John 14:15KJV
“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.”
Genesis 9:5KJV
“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”
Psalms 11:5KJV
“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”
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