Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'avenge' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'avenge' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:83-84 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 11 23 34
Gen. 0 1 1
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 2 1 3
Deut. 1 2 3
Josh. 0 4 4
Judg. 0 2 2
1 Sam. 1 3 4
2 Sam. 0 4 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Ps. 0 3 3
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 1 3 4
Hosea 1 0 1
NT 6 4 10
BM 8 1 9
DC 6 3 9
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 31 32 63

Lev. 19:18
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

Lev. 26:25
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Num. 31:2
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

Num. 31:3
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

Deut. 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

1 Sam. 24:12
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

2 Kgs. 9:7
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.

Esth. 8:13
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Isa. 1:24
Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

Jer. 46:10
For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

Hosea 1:4
And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.