Psalm 79:12
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12 O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.
Jeremiah 32:18
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18 You show unfailing love to thousands, but you also bring the consequences of one generation’s sin upon the next. You are the great and powerful God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Genesis 4:15
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15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
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Leviticus 26:28
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28 then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins.
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Leviticus 26:21
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21 “If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins.
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Luke 6:38
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38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.[a]”
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- 6:38 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Proverbs 6:31
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31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
Isaiah 65:5-7
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5 Yet they say to each other,
‘Don’t come too close or you will defile me!
I am holier than you!’
These people are a stench in my nostrils,
an acrid smell that never goes away.
6 “Look, my decree is written out[a] in front of me:
I will not stand silent;
I will repay them in full!
Yes, I will repay them—
7 both for their own sins
and for those of their ancestors,”
says the Lord.
“For they also burned incense on the mountains
and insulted me on the hills.
I will pay them back in full!
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- 65:6 Or their sins are written out; Hebrew reads it stands written.
Psalm 74:18-22
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18 See how these enemies insult you, Lord.
A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
19 Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves.
Don’t forget your suffering people forever.
20 Remember your covenant promises,
for the land is full of darkness and violence!
21 Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again.
Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.
22 Arise, O God, and defend your cause.
Remember how these fools insult you all day long.
Psalm 74:10
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10 How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you?
Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
Psalm 44:16
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16 All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.
All we see are our vengeful enemies.
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