Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

4 songs meet this passage

“I hit 'em right dead in the jaw”
Get Back · Ludacris
strains against Matthew 5:39
Jesus calls for absorbing an insult rather than striking back, a direct contrast to the fight fantasy celebrated here.
wait in the truck (feat. Lainey Wilson) [Apple Music Sessions] · HARDY
strains against Matthew 5:38-39
Jesus explicitly reorients his followers away from retaliatory justice; the song's resolution runs directly counter to this teaching, even while sympathizing with the rage behind it.
“Two wrongs won't make it right, but it's suiting me just fine”
Don't Think I'm Not · Kandi
strains against Matthew 5:38-39
The lyric openly names the moral problem and waves it off, directly opposing Jesus's call to a different response to wrong than retaliation.
“Or would you turn the other cheek?”
Where Is The Love? · Black Eyed Peas
resonates with Matthew 5:38-39
Directly invokes Jesus' teaching on nonviolence and responding to hatred with grace.