Genesis 4:15

15Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him asevenfold.” And the Lord bput a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.

Genesis 4:24

24 cIf Cain’s revenge is sevenfold,
then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold.”

Numbers 35:19

19 dThe avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

Romans 13:4

4for ehe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, fan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
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