Encyclopedia entry
Tooth
One of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21). “Gnashing of teeth” =rage, despair (Matt. 8:12; Acts 7:54); “cleanness of teeth” =famine (Amos 4:6); “children’s teeth set on edge” =children suffering for the sins of their fathers (Ezek. 18:2).
In the Bible
6
Verses where Tooth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Deuteronomy 19:21
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Exodus 21:24
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
- Exodus 21:27
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
- Leviticus 24:20
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
- Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
- Proverbs 25:19
Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
Scripture on Tooth
9
Voices on Tooth
5
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.