Mercy: General Scriptures Concerning
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2 Samuel 22:26
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
Psalm 18:25
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
Psalm 37:25, 26
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. / They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
Psalm 85:10
Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
Proverbs 3:3, 4
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. / Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 11:17
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
Proverbs 14:21, 22, 31
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor. / Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness. / Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 20:28
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
Hosea 12:6
But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Luke 6:36
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Romans 12:8
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
Colossians 3:12, 13
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. / Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.