Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord t
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you
For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by m
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand,
From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with y
Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah an
and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as
“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the