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Rom 12:19 (KJV) — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Rom 12:19 (NIV) — Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"* says the Lord.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

avenge	Rom 12:14,17; Lev 19:18; 1Sa 25:26,33; Pro 24:17-19,29; Eze 25:12
give	Mat 5:39; Luk 6:27-29; Luk 9:55,56
Vengeance	Rom 13:4; Deu 32:35,43; Psa 94:1-3; Nah 1:2,3; Hbr 10:30