Lamentations 3:30

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He should turn his cheek to the one who hits him and let people insult him.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:6

I will let those people beat me and pull the hair from my beard. I will not hide my face when they say bad things to me and spit at me.

Job 16:10

People have crowded around me. They make fun of me and slap my face.

Matthew 26:67

Then some there spit in Jesus’ face, and they hit him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t fight back against someone who wants to do harm to you. If they hit you on the right cheek, let them hit the other cheek too.

2 Corinthians 11:20

I say this because you are even patient with someone who forces you to do things and uses you. You are patient with those who trick you, or think they are better than you, or hit you in the face!

Luke 6:29

If someone hits you on the side of your face, let them hit the other side too. If someone takes your coat, don’t stop them from taking your shirt too.

Micah 5:1

Now strong city, gather your soldiers! They are surrounding us for the attack! They will hit the Judge of Israel on the cheek with a stick.

Psalm 123:3

Lord, be merciful to us, because we have been insulted much too long.

Psalm 69:20

I feel the pain of their insults. The shame makes me feel like dying! I wanted some sympathy, but there was none. I waited for someone to comfort me, but no one came.

Psalm 69:9

My strong devotion to your Temple is destroying me. Those who insult you are also insulting me.

Job 30:10

They hate me and stay far away from me, except when they come to spit in my face!