Suicide

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Bible verses about “Suicide”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Amos 9:2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
• Revelation 9:6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
• Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
• Matthew 4:6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
• Luke 4:10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
• Luke 4:11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• Acts 16:27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
• Judges 16:29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
• Judges 16:30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
• 1 Samuel 31:5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
• 1 Chronicles 10:4Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
• 1 Chronicles 10:5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
• 2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
• 1 Kings 16:18And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
• Matthew 27:5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.