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Romans 13:4 (KJV)

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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Numbers 35:19 - The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Joshua 20:5 - And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Joshua 20:9 - These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth [any] person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
1 Kings 10:9 - Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
2 Chronicles 19:6 - And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the judgment.
Psalms 82:2 - How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 16:14 - The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 20:2 - The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.
Proverbs 20:8 - A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:26 - A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 24:23 - These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 31:8 - Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Ecclesiastes 8:2 - I [counsel thee] to keep the king's commandment, and [that] in regard of the oath of God.
Isaiah 1:17 - Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Jeremiah 5:28 - They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Ezekiel 22:27 - Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 25:14 - And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
Micah 3:1 - And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment?
Micah 3:9 - Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Romans 12:19 - 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 13:6 - For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 - That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

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