Bible Verses About Mercy: General references

With the merciful, you are merciful; with the champion of purity, you are pure;

With the merciful, you are merciful; with a man who is sincere, you are sincere;

I have been young; now I am old; yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned or his descendants begging for bread.

All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.

Grace and truth have met together; justice and peace have kissed each other.

Do not let grace and truth leave you -bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Then you will win favor and esteem in the sight of God and of people.

A man who is kind does himself good, but the cruel does harm to himself.

A righteous man takes care of his animal, but the wicked? Even his compassion is cruel.

He who despises his fellow sins, but he who shows compassion to the humble is happy.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But grace and truth are for those who plan good.

The oppressor of the poor insults his maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Grace and truth preserve a king; with grace he upholds his throne.

He who pursues righteousness and kindness finds life, prosperity and honor.

Hear the word of ADONAI, people of Isra'el! For ADONAI has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no faithful love or knowledge of God in the land;

So you, return to your God; hold fast to grace and justice; and always put your hope in your God.

Human being, you have already been told what is good, what ADONAI demands of you - no more than to act justly, love grace and walk in purity with your God.

"How blessed are those who show mercy! for they will be shown mercy.

"Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and P'rushim! You pay your tithes of mint, dill and cumin; but you have neglected the weightier matters of the Torah -- justice, mercy, trust. These are the things you should have attended to -- without neglecting the others!

Show compassion, just as your Father shows compassion.

if you are a counselor, use your gift to comfort and exhort; if you are someone who gives, do it simply and generously; if you are in a position of leadership, lead with diligence and zeal; if you are one who does acts of mercy, do them cheerfully.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with feelings of compassion and with kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Bear with one another; if anyone has a complaint against someone else, forgive him. Indeed, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.

For judgment will be without mercy toward one who doesn’t show mercy; but mercy wins out over judgment.