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Is forbidden
Leviticus 19:18. Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy
citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord.
Proverbs 24:29. Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will
render to every one according to his work.
Is for God to render
Proverbs 20:22. Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he
will deliver thee.
Romans 12:19. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give
place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith
the Lord.
Is a fruit of evil
Luke 9:54-55. And when his disciples, James and John, had seen
this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down
from heaven and consume them? And turning, he rebuked them,
saying: you know not of what spirit you are.
Will be punished by God
Ezechiel 25:15-16. Thus saith the Lord God: Because the Philistines
have taken vengeance, and have revenged themselves with all their
mind, destroying and satisfying old enmities: Therefore thus saith the
Lord God: Behold I will stretch forth my hand upon the Philistines,
and will kill the killers, and will destroy the remnant of the sea coast.