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Want to know what the Bible says about Violence? Here are 100 Bible verses about Violence from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 140:1 NIV
Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from the violent,
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Proverbs 10:11 NIV
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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Proverbs 13:2 NIV
From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,
    but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
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Hosea 4:2 NIV
There is only cursing, lying and murder,
    stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
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Ezekiel 45:9 NIV
“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.
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Genesis 4:7 NIV
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.
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Zephaniah 1:9 NIV
On that day I will punish
    all who avoid stepping on the threshold,
who fill the temple of their gods
    with violence and deceit.
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Mark 7:21-22 NIV
21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
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Psalm 73:6 NIV
Therefore pride is their necklace;
    they clothe themselves with violence.
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1 Peter 3:9 NIV
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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Galatians 6:1 NIV
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
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Matthew 5:21-22 NIV
21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
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Matthew 11:12 NIV
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.
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Proverbs 10:6 NIV
Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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Malachi 2:16 NIV
“The man who hates and divorces his wife, ” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
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Genesis 6:13 NIV
So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
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Proverbs 4:17 NIV
They eat the bread of wickedness
    and drink the wine of violence.
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Isaiah 53:9 NIV
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
    and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.
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Luke 3:14 NIV
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely —be content with your pay.”
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1 Peter 3:7 NIV
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
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