Scriptural Resonance: Exodus 21:24 — “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.”

Translation: “law of retaliation.” A principle of proportional justice—punishment should fit the crime.

Theological Use: Lex talionis undergirds Old Testament civil law and reveals God’s concern for equity. In Christ, it is fulfilled and transcended by mercy and substitutionary atonement.

Word of Truth: Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law. -Proverbs 29:18