Deuteronomy 32:35 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 35 Vengeance is mine, and retribution,+At the appointed time when their foot slips,+For the day of their disaster is near,And what awaits them will come quickly.’ Proverbs 24:29 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 29 Do not say: “I will do to him just as he has done to me;I will repay him for what he did.”*+ Matthew 5:38, 39 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 38 “You heard that it was said: ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’+ 39 However, I say to you: Do not resist the one who is wicked, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him.+ Romans 12:17 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Romans 12:19 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 1 Thessalonians 5:15 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 15 See that no one repays injury for injury to anyone,+ but always pursue what is good toward one another and to all others.+
35 Vengeance is mine, and retribution,+At the appointed time when their foot slips,+For the day of their disaster is near,And what awaits them will come quickly.’
38 “You heard that it was said: ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’+ 39 However, I say to you: Do not resist the one who is wicked, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him.+
15 See that no one repays injury for injury to anyone,+ but always pursue what is good toward one another and to all others.+