What the Bible Says

What the Bible Says

Genesis 1:29

Then God said,"I give you every seed-bearing plant

on the face of the whole earth

and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.

They will be yours for food."

Genesis 9:4

"But flesh, with the life thereof,

which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat."

Exodus 30:9

"Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon,

nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering;

neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.

Romans 14:21

"It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,

nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth,

or is offended, or is made weak."

Deuteronomy 30:19

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,

that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:

therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live."

Isaiah 1:11

"The multitude of your sacrifices - what are they to me?"

says the LORD.

"I have more than enough of burnt offerings,

of rams and the fat of fattened animals;

I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats."

Isaiah 1:15-20

"When you spread out your hands in prayer,

I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers,

I will not listen.

Your hands are full of blood;

wash and make yourselves clean.

Take your evil deeds out of my sight!

Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!

Seek justice, encourage the oppressed, rebuke the oppressor.

Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD.

"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;

though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;

but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword."

For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 59:6

Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;

they cannot cover themselves with what they make.

Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Isaiah 60:18

Violence shall no more be heard in your land,

devastation or destruction within your borders;

you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

Isaiah 61:8

For I the LORD love judgment,

I hate robbery for burnt offering;

and I will direct their work in truth,

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the LORD: "Do justice and righteousness,

and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed.

And do no wrong or violence to the alien,

the fatherless, and the widow,

nor shed innocent blood in this place."

Ezekiel 7:11

Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness;

none of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth;

neither shall there be preeminence among them.

Ezekiel 45:9

Thus says the Lord GOD: "Enough, O princes of Israel!

Put away violence and oppression,

and execute justice and righteousness;

cease your evictions of my people."

Psalms 7:16

The trouble he causes recoils on himself;

his violence comes down on his own head.

Psalms 11:5

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked,

and his soul hates him that loves violence.

Proverbs 1:19

Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence;

it takes away the life of its possessors.

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good,

but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence entices his neighbor

and leads him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 21:7

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,

because they refuse to do what is just.

Matthew 5:

the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

You have heard that it was said to the people long ago,

"Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment."

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.

You have heard that it was said,

"Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth."

But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person.

If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

You have heard that it was said,

"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

But I tell you:

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.

He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good,

and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.