Romans 12:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:19 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will re..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 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.”
— Romans 12:19 (KJV)
Romans 12:19 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:19
“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:19: give, mine, saith
“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. be ye...: Heb. harden not your necks yield...: Heb. give the hand”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:19: yourselves, give, wrath
“Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:19: yourselves, give, mine
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:19: place, written, saith
“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:”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:19: avenge, mine, saith
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