Matthew 5:39
"But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
"See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 3:9
"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."
Read in chapter → - Romans 12:17
"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 20:22
"Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee."
Read in chapter → - Luke 6:29
"And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also."
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 2:20
"For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God."
Read in chapter → - Leviticus 19:18
"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."
Read in chapter → - Lamentations 3:30
"He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 24:29
"Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 50:6
"I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting."
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