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Matthew 26:52–54

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword. — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

Luke 22:36

Then he said to them, “But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.

Psalms 144:1

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:

Romans 12:19

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Luke 11:21–22

“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. — read the full passage →

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

Genesis 9:5–6

I will surely require your blood of your lives; at the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man. — read the full passage →

Romans 13:4

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Nehemiah 4:17–18

They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon; — read the full passage →

Psalms 34:17–20

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Leviticus 26:1–46

“‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am Yahweh your God. — read the full passage →

Psalms 18:39–40

For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. — read the full passage →

John 18:1–40

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. — read the full passage →

Psalms 144:1–15

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle: — read the full passage →

Exodus 22:1–31

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

Psalms 140:4

Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

1 Samuel 25:13

David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David; and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

2 Samuel 22:1–51

David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: — read the full passage →

Proverbs 18:9–13

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction. — read the full passage →

Psalms 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Genesis 50:19–20

Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God? — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 10:2–4

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 28:1–68

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. — read the full passage →

Numbers 1:3

from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions.

Micah 7:4–5

The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion. — read the full passage →

Psalms 44:1–26

We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the days of old. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

1 Samuel 8:11

He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

Matthew 5:38–48

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

Numbers 31:1–54

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Philippians 4:19

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Ezekiel 9:1–10:22

Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause those who are in charge of the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. — read the full passage →

Psalms 78:55

He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

1 Kings 8:1–9:28

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the city of David, which is Zion. — read the full passage →

Judges 5:1–31

Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying, — read the full passage →

Daniel 8:23–27

In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce face, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 10:15

Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.

1 Samuel 22:1–23:29

David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. — read the full passage →

Revelation 13:9–15:7

If anyone has an ear, let him hear. — read the full passage →

Matthew 10:26–34

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known. — read the full passage →

Hosea 6:5–8:7

Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning. — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 33:1–34:31

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, — read the full passage →

Isaiah 37:12–35

Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? — read the full passage →

Psalms 104:9

You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.

Exodus 21:24–25

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →

Romans 5:3–12

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; — read the full passage →

Isaiah 60:1–22

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory is risen on you. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 2:4

He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Ecclesiastes 8:6–11

For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him. — read the full passage →

Psalms 146:4–147:14

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish. — read the full passage →

Psalms 40:1–41:13

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Esther 8:1–17

On that day, King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the Jews’ enemy, to Esther the queen. Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 20:1–4

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

Hosea 10:13

You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.

Nehemiah 4:14–18

I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” — read the full passage →

Joshua 21:44

Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Deuteronomy 3:18–22

I commanded you at that time, saying, “Yahweh your God has given you this land to possess it. You shall pass over armed before your brothers the children of Israel, all the men of valor. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 2:33–37

Yahweh our God delivered him up before us; and we struck him, his sons, and all his people. — read the full passage →

Genesis 27:40

By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck.”

John 7:51

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

Psalms 149:6–9

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand; — read the full passage →

Psalms 22:11

Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.

Leviticus 17:11

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.

Genesis 3:19–22

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” — read the full passage →

Acts 23:1–35

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.” — read the full passage →

Luke 22:1–71

Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, drew near. — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 28:3–10

behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from you; — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 3:1–22

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

Psalms 119:95–102

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes. — read the full passage →

Nehemiah 5:7–6:16

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them. — read the full passage →

2 Kings 3:1–27

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. — read the full passage →

1 Kings 5:4–9

But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence. — read the full passage →

2 Samuel 21:1–22

There was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.” — read the full passage →

2 Samuel 9:7–13

David said to him, “Don’t be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.” — read the full passage →

1 Samuel 7:3–13

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” — read the full passage →

Judges 9:1–10:18

Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, — read the full passage →

Judges 1:19–3:31

Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. — read the full passage →

Joshua 8:7–9:21

and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 30:15–31:7

Behold, I have set before you this day life and prosperity, and death and evil. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 17:6–18

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 6:21–7:26

then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; — read the full passage →

Numbers 26:1–65

After the plague, Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, — read the full passage →

Exodus 34:1–35

Yahweh said to Moses, “Chisel two stone tablets like the first: and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. — read the full passage →

Genesis 49:18–27

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Genesis 34:30–35:3

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.” — read the full passage →

1 John 2:15

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

Proverbs 1:1–3:35

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Psalms 116:1–118:29

I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. — read the full passage →

Psalms 18:1–21:13

I love you, Yahweh, my strength. — read the full passage →

Psalms 11:5–15:5

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates. — read the full passage →

Luke 8:5–12:51

“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it. — read the full passage →

Psalms 110:1–115:18

Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.” — read the full passage →

Psalms 28:7–35:15

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him. — read the full passage →

Psalms 5:1–9:20

Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

2 Chronicles 14:3–21:18

for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles, — read the full passage →

2 Samuel 13:1–18:33

After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. — read the full passage →

1 Samuel 9:16–17:47

“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked on my people, because their cry has come to me.” — read the full passage →

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