Exodus 20:15 forbids stealing — defrauding a brother is a form of theft, as Paul warns.

James 5:4 condemns defrauding laborers of their wages, with their cries reaching the Lord — the same avenger Paul mentions.

James 2:6 mentions rich men oppressing the poor — a form of defrauding that God will avenge.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 describes Jesus inflicting vengeance on those who disobey, directly echoing the avenger theme in 1 Thess 4:6.

1 Corinthians 6:7-9 directly addresses defrauding fellow believers and warns it excludes from God's kingdom — a stronger warning parallel.

Romans 12:19 commands leaving vengeance to God, explicitly quoting 'vengeance is mine,' reinforcing the Lord as avenger in 1 Thess 4:6.

Mark 10:19 includes 'do not defraud' in Jesus' list of commandments — reinforcing the same prohibition Paul warns about here.

Malachi 3:5 lists sins including oppression and adultery that the Lord judges — directly supporting Paul's claim that the Lord avenges wrongs.

Micah 2:2 condemns seizing fields and houses by violence — a specific form of defrauding that the Lord avenges.

Isaiah 1:24 directly states God will avenge Himself on enemies, echoing the 'Lord is an avenger' in 1 Thess 4:6.

Proverbs 22:23 says the Lord will plead the cause of the poor and spoil their spoilers — God as avenger of the defrauded.

Proverbs 20:23 again condemns unequal weights — directly parallels the defrauding Paul addresses.

Proverbs 20:14 describes a buyer who deceives — a practical example of taking advantage in trade.

Proverbs 16:11 says just scales are the Lord's — reinforcing that dishonest dealing defrauds a brother.

Proverbs 11:1 calls false balances an abomination to the Lord — the same dishonesty Paul warns against.

Psalm 94:1 calls on God to whom vengeance belongs — the same avenger Paul says will act against defrauders.

Psalm 140:12 affirms God maintains the cause of the afflicted — exactly why defrauders face His vengeance.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16 condemns dishonest weights — a clear parallel to defrauding in business dealings.

Leviticus 25:17 repeats the command not to wrong one another and adds fearing God — the God Paul says is the avenger.

Leviticus 25:14 commands not to wrong one another in business — the OT basis for Paul's ethics of neighborly fairness.

Leviticus 19:13 forbids oppressing or robbing a neighbor, including withholding wages — a specific form of defrauding.

Deuteronomy 32:35 declares that vengeance belongs to God — the same principle Paul cites: the Lord avenges the defrauded.

Leviticus 19:11 explicitly forbids dealing falsely and lying — directly echoes taking advantage of a brother.

1 Samuel 12:3 features Samuel's claim of never defrauding anyone — an example of the integrity Paul expects from believers.

Exodus 20:17 warns against coveting, which drives the defrauding Paul condemns.

1 Samuel 12:4 confirms Samuel's innocence of defrauding — a model of blameless conduct in community relations.

Job 31:14 asks what he will answer when God investigates — exactly the accountability that defrauders face from the avenger.

Colossians 3:25 reinforces that God will pay back wrongdoers without partiality — the same divine justice principle as 'the Lord is an avenger'.

1 Corinthians 6:10 lists swindlers as excluded from God's kingdom — reinforcing the warning that the Lord avenges such wrongs.

In 1 Corinthians 6:8, Paul rebukes believers for wronging and defrauding their own brothers — the exact sin warned against here.

Matthew 5:22 warns that anger and insults toward a brother bring judgment — echoing Paul's statement that the Lord avenges wrongs against a brother.

Malachi 2:10 asks why believers are faithless to each other since they share one Father — directly parallels Paul's warning against wronging a brother.

Deuteronomy 25:16 condemns dishonest dealings — directly parallel to Paul's warning against defrauding a brother.

Amos 8:6 describes exploiting the poor for gain — a concrete example of wronging that the Lord avenges.

Amos 8:5 exposes dishonest business practices that defraud others — a specific form of wronging a brother that God avenges.

Ezekiel 45:9-14 calls for justice and fair dealing — directly addressing the kind of oppression Paul warns against.

Isaiah 59:4-7 depicts pervasive injustice and violence that provoke God's judgment — directly illustrating why the Lord is an avenger.

In Genesis 27:35, Jacob's deceit takes advantage of Esau — the very brotherly wrong Paul warns against.

Matthew 18:15 instructs confronting a brother who sins — complementing Paul's warning, but focuses on restoration rather than vengeance.

Romans 1:18 reveals God's wrath against all ungodliness, parallel to the Lord's vengeance in 1 Thess 4:6 against sin.

Ezekiel 22:13 shows God's hand against dishonest gain and bloodshed — illustrating the divine vengeance Paul mentions.

Jeremiah 7:6 commands not to oppress the vulnerable — an OT call for justice that the Lord, as avenger, upholds.

Ephesians 4:28 shifts from stealing to honest labor — a positive complement to the command not to defraud a brother.

Ephesians 5:6 warns that God's wrath comes on disobedience, paralleling the Lord's vengeance in 1 Thess 4:6 for wrongdoing.

Isaiah 5:7 shows God expecting justice but finding bloodshed — illustrating the divine justice that the Lord brings as avenger.

Isaiah 1:23 describes rulers who wrong the vulnerable; the Lord as avenger in 1 Thess 4:6 parallels God's justice against such oppression.

Proverbs 22:22 warns against robbing the poor — a specific form of the defrauding Paul condemns more broadly.