Lamentations 3:30

New International Reader's Version

Let him turn his cheek toward those who would slap him. Let him be filled with shame.

Cross References

Job 16:10

People make fun of me. They slap my face and laugh at me. All of them join together against me.

Job 30:10

They hate me. They stay away from me. They even dare to spit in my face.

Psalm 123:3

Lord, have mercy on us. Have mercy on us, because people haven’t stopped making fun of us.

Psalm 69:20

They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me. It has left me helpless. I looked for pity, but I didn’t find any. I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn’t find anyone.

Psalm 69:9

My great love for your house destroys me. Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.

Isaiah 50:6

I let my enemies beat me on my bare back. I let them pull the hair out of my beard. I didn’t turn my face away when they made fun of me and spit on me.

Micah 5:1

Jerusalem, you are being attacked. So bring your troops together. Our enemies have surrounded us. They want to slap the face of Israel’s ruler.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in his face. They hit him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Matthew 5:39

But here is what I tell you. Do not fight against an evil person. Suppose someone slaps you on your right cheek. Turn your other cheek to them also.

Luke 6:29

Suppose someone slaps you on one cheek. Let them slap you on the other cheek as well. Suppose someone takes your coat. Don’t stop them from taking your shirt as well.

2 Corinthians 11:20

In fact, you even put up with anyone who makes you a slave or uses you. You put up with those who take advantage of you. You put up with those who claim to be better than you. You put up with those who slap you in the face.