Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
5 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “violence” →
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
