Mercy: General Scriptures Concerning

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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.

Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

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.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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.

Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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!

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

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?

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

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.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

…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.

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.

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.