Romans 12:19, Avenge Not Yourselves
The Apostle Paul urged the believers who suffered wrong to not take matters into their own hands to use carnal means to avenge the hurt they have suffered. Rather, to seek the Lord’s intervention through prayer.
I was once sorely provoked while on a bus trip home after a preaching assignment. A man took my seat. When I told him, he refused to move. All the seats in the bus are numbered. I cannot take another’s seat. I went to the driver. The driver confronted the man. He was chided by his wife. Still he refused to move. I was fuming mad. I was tired and needed a rest.