What Does the Bible Say About Being Vindictive?

2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Malachi 4:1 ESV / 26 helpful votes

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. ...

Galatians 5:22 ESV / 18 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Psalm 43:1 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!

Acts 17:24-28 ESV / 12 helpful votes

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’

John 3:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Luke 16:19-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. ...

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”

Revelation 14:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

2 Peter 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;

2 Peter 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.

John 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes

I and the Father are one.”

John 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

Revelation 20:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

Jude 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

Jude 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 Corinthians 15:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Mark 10:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Revelation 22:18-19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

Revelation 20:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Galatians 5:1-26 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. ...

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

John 1:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Matthew 25:41 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

34 Bible Verses about Being Vindictive

2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Malachi 4:1 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Galatians 5:22 ESV / 18 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Psalm 43:1 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Acts 17:24-28 ESV / 12 helpful votes

John 3:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Luke 16:19-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Revelation 14:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Peter 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 20:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jude 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jude 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 22:18-19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Revelation 20:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Galatians 5:1-26 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 1:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:41 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Suggest a Verse

Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17)

34 Bible Verses about Being Vindictive

2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 4:1 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:22 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 43:1 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:24-28 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 16:19-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 14:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 20:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jude 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jude 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 10:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 22:18-19 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 20:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:1-26 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 25:41 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Suggest a Verse

Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17)

2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Malachi 4:1 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Galatians 5:22 ESV / 18 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Psalm 43:1 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Acts 17:24-28 ESV / 12 helpful votes

John 3:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Luke 16:19-31 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 29:18 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Revelation 14:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Peter 2:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 2:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 10:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 20:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jude 1:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jude 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 2:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 15:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 10:11-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 22:18-19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Revelation 20:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Galatians 5:1-26 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 1:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:41 ESV / 1 helpful vote