Deuteronomy 19:21

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Deuteronomy 19:19–21 · Berean Standard Bible

19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

20 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 21:23

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

Exodus 21:24

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:25

burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.

Leviticus 24:17

And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:18

Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

Leviticus 24:19

If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

Leviticus 24:20

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

Leviticus 24:21

Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

Matthew 5:38

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;