Quotes about Bloodshed
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
— Psalm 5:6
But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
— Exodus 22:3
The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
— 2 Samuel 16:8
You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
— Deuteronomy 19:13
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
— Psalm 55:23
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
— Isaiah 5:7
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
— Numbers 35:33
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
— Psalm 9:12
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
— 2 Samuel 16:7
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
— Proverbs 1:16
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
— Jeremiah 48:10
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
— Isaiah 59:7