49 Bible Verses about Mercy

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble.

Jehovah, I heard the report of thee, and I feared. Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known: In wrath remember mercy!

Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all round about us.

And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness.

Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah: I will not make my face dark upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah; I will not keep anger for ever.

keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

The weak have ye not strengthened, nor have ye healed the sick, and ye have not bound up what was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought for that which was lost; but with harshness and with rigour have ye ruled over them.

These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved for ever.

The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad:

"LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

for judgment will be without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them, read more.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity. And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight. With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil. He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness.

Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God, he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.

And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.

And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite? shall I smite them? And he said, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. And he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.

and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,

Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given me the inheritance of those that fear thy name. Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations. He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

Sufficient to such a one is this rebuke which has been inflicted by the many; so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief. Wherefore I exhort you to assure him of your love.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.

For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds.

But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,

Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.

With the Lord our God are mercies and pardons, for we have rebelled against him;

And unto thee, O Lord, belongeth loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.

All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.

For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not; they are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah. And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it. Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. read more.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.

And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house. And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did. The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper.

And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, "Pray, show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you." And he showed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. read more.
And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.

And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

And Joshua saved alive Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, and she dwelt in the midst of Israel to this day; because she hid the messengers whom Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho.

And the sons of the alien shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee. For in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are directed to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.