-Forbidden Leviticus 19:18; Proverbs 24:29; Romans 12:17, 19; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter3:9
-Jesus an example of forbearing 1 Peter 2:23
-Rebuked by Jesus Luke 9:54, 55
-Inconsistent with the will of Christ Luke 9:55
-Proceeds from a spiteful heart Ezekiel 25:15
-Punishment for Ezekiel 25:15-17; Amos 1:11, 12
-EXEMPLIFIED .By Simeon and Levi Genesis 34:25 .By Samson Judges 15:7, 8; 16:28-30 .By Joab 2
Samuel 3:27 .By Absalom 2 Samuel 13:23-29 .By Jezebel 1 Kings 19:2 .By Ahab 1 Kings 22:27 .By
Haman Esther 3:8-15 .By the Edomites Ezekiel 25:12 .By the Philistines Ezekiel 25:15 .By Herodias Mark
6:19-24 .By James and John Luke 9:54 .By the chief priests Acts 7:54-59; 23:12