Exodus 20:13

“You shall not murder.”

Proverbs 6:16-17

“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood.”

Psalm 94:21

“The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”

Deuteronomy 27:25

“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”

Proverbs 31:8-9

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Isaiah 59:7

“Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.”

Jeremiah 7:6

“If you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm.”

Psalm 106:37-38

“They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.”

Proverbs 17:15

“Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—the Lord detests them both.”

Proverbs 28:17

“Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.”

Matthew 19:18

“Jesus replied, ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony.'”

Deuteronomy 19:10

“Do this so that innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance, and so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.”

2 Kings 21:16

“Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

Proverbs 28:6

“Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.”

Matthew 2:16

“When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.”

Jeremiah 22:3

“This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.”

Proverbs 1:10-19

“My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. If they say, ‘Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit.'”

2 Kings 24:4

“and also for the innocent blood that he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.”

Jeremiah 19:4-5

“For they have forsaken me and made this a place of foreign gods; they have burned incense in it to gods that neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah ever knew, and they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.”

Proverbs 1:16

“for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.”

Matthew 23:35

“And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.”

Proverbs 6:12-15

“A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart—he always stirs up conflict. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.”

Jeremiah 2:34

“On your clothes is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this.”

Proverbs 31:9

“Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Matthew 27:4

“I have sinned,’ he said, ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood.’ ‘What is that to us?’ they replied. ‘That’s your responsibility.'”

Isaiah 1:15-17

“When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”

Matthew 5:21-22

“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.”

Isaiah 59:2-3

“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things.”

Matthew 26:52

“Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him, ‘for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.'”

Proverbs 12:22

“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

Conclusion: Bible Verses About Murdering The Innocent 

These verses unequivocally condemn the shedding of innocent blood and call for justice, mercy, and protection of the vulnerable. They remind us of the moral responsibility to value and preserve life, reflecting the overarching message of love and righteousness found in the teachings of the Bible.