Exodus 21:24
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Cross-reference
Exodus 21:26 applies injury law to slaves — instead of 'eye for eye', the slave is freed, showing a different form of compensation.
Exodus 21:27 applies a different penalty for a slave's tooth—freedom instead of retaliation—showing a contextual exception to the lex talionis.
Leviticus 24:19 restates the proportional justice principle: 'as he has done it shall be done to him,' directly echoing the eye-for-eye law.
Leviticus 24:20 repeats the same list of injuries (fracture, eye, tooth) from Exodus 21:24, reinforcing the talionic formula.
Deuteronomy 19:21 quotes the lex talionis verbatim, applying it as a legal standard for judicial fairness.
Judges 1:7 explicitly states the principle: 'as I have done, so God has repaid me,' directly mirroring the lex talionis logic.
1 Samuel 15:33 applies poetic justice—'as your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless'—a clear talion enactment.
Matthew 5:38-40 quotes the eye-for-eye law and contrasts it with Jesus' command to turn the other cheek, redefining retaliation.
Revelation 16:6 applies the same 'blood for blood' principle — those who shed saints' blood are given blood to drink as just reward.