OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 28:1

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He who takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely make his sins firm.

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Verse 1. Sins. To seek revenge out of rancour, or contrary to justice, is a grievous sin. Worthington.—Retaliation was tolerated, (Exodus 21:24) but love was not to be laid aside. Deuteronomy 33:3–5. Leviticus 21:17. Psalms 7:5. Matthew 7:2.

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