1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife,[a] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
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- 4:6 Greek Never harm or cheat a brother in this matter.
Hebrews 13:4
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4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
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Romans 12:19
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19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”[a]
says the Lord.
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Exodus 20:17
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17 “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
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Exodus 20:15
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15 “You must not steal.
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James 5:4
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4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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James 2:6
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6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
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Romans 13:4
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4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.
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Luke 12:5
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5 But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.[a] Yes, he’s the one to fear.
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- 12:5 Greek Gehenna.
Malachi 3:5
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5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Ezekiel 22:13
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13 “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.
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Proverbs 28:24
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24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
is no better than a murderer.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
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