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Quotes & Promises
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" 'Do not seek revenge or
bear a grudge against one of your
people, but love your neighbor as
yourself. I am the LORD.
(Leviticus 19:18)
And Samson said unto
them, Though ye have done this,
yet will I be avenged of you, and
after that I will cease.
(Judges 15:7)
And Samson called unto
the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD,
remember me, I pray thee, and
strengthen me, I pray thee, only
this once, O God, that I may be at
once avenged of the Philistines
for my two eyes.
(Judges 16:28)
For jealousy arouses a
husband's fury, and he will show
no mercy when he takes revenge.
(Proverbs 6:34)
17Rejoice not when thine
enemy falleth, and let not thine
heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest the LORD see it,
and it displease him, and he turn
away his wrath from him.
(Proverbs 24:17,18)
38Ye have heard that it
hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth: 39But I say unto you,
That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other
also.
(Matthew 5:38,39)
Do not take revenge, my
friends, but leave room for God's
wrath, for it is written: "It is
mine to avenge; I will repay,"
says the Lord.
(Romans 12:19) |
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Inspirational Quotes from Famous People |
Revenge converts
a little right into a great wrong.
--Unknown
You will find
that silence or very gentle words
are the most exquisite revenge for
insult.
--Unknown
Life being what
it is, one dreams of revenge.
--Paul Gauguin quotes
(French painter, printmaker, and
sculptor, 1848-1903)
Love never
claims, it ever gives; love never
suffers, never resents, never
revenges itself. Where there is
love there is life; hatred leads
to destruction.
--Mahatma Gandhi quotes
(Indian Philosopher,
internationally esteemed for his
doctrine of non-violent protest,
1869-1948)
The best revenge
is massive success.
--Frank Sinatra quotes
(American Actor and Singer,
1915-1998)
Hatred is the
coward's revenge for being
intimidated.
--George Bernard Shaw quotes
(Irish literary Critic, Playwright
and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for
Literature, 1856-1950)
Revenge, at
first though sweet, bitter, ere
long, back on itself recoils.
--John Milton quotes
(English Poet, Historian and
Scholar. Ranks second, only to
Shakespeare, among English poets.
1608-1674)
He meditates
revenge who least complains.
--Unknown
In taking
revenge, a man is but even with
his enemy; but in passing it over,
he is superior.
--Francis Bacon, Sr. quotes
(English Lawyer and Philosopher.
1561-1626)
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