49 Bible Verses about Mercy

Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.

O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make [it] known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.

Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, {your holy mountain}, because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Yahweh [is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger} and abundant in loyal love.

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, 'Return, apostate Israel,' {declares} Yahweh. 'I will not cause my {anger} to fall on you. For I [am] loyal,' {declares} Yahweh. 'I will not be angry {forever}.

keeping loyal love to the thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and he does not leave utterly unpunished, punishing [the] guilt of fathers on sons and on sons of sons on third and fourth [generations]."

Let [the] wicked forsake his way, and [the] man of sin his thoughts. And let him return to Yahweh, that he may take pity on him, and to our God, for he will {forgive manifold}.

Forever I will keep my loyal love for him, and my covenant [will be] reliable for him.

I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.'

because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay [them].

Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do [it], to him it is sin.

He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.

The weak you [have] not strengthened, and the sick you [have] not healed, and {with respect to} the hurt you have not bound [them up], and you [have] not brought back the scattered, and you [have] not sought the lost, but [rather] you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.

These [people] are waterless springs and mists driven by a hurricane, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved.

[The] clouds poured out water. [The] skies {thundered}. Your arrows also {flew about}.

Yahweh, when you went down from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down water.

Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, {the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge}?

[He] ties up [the] water in its clouds, and [the] cloud is not torn open beneath it.

Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

He has told you, O mortal, what [is] good, and what does Yahweh ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but he who has mercy on the poor blesses him.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God. For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.

Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. To [the] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless.

The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness. he enters [into] peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.

Many are [the] pains of the wicked, but [for] the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.

Sow for yourselves righteousness; {reap loyal love}. Break up for yourself fallow ground; [it is] time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.

Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

All the paths of Yahweh [are] loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

For Yahweh your God is a compassionate God; he {will not abandon you}, and he will not destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant of your ancestors that he swore to them.

Then David said to Gad, "I [am] greatly distressed. Please let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, because he [is] great in his compassion; but into the hand of man don't let me fall."

But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.

Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, "Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?" And he said, "You shall not kill. Would you kill [those] whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master." So he made a great feast for them, and they ate and drank; then he sent them, and they went to their master. And the bands of the Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him [something] to drink; for [by] doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Therefore, as [the] chosen of God, holy and [dearly] loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Judge [with] trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion {to one another}.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

Who [is] a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.

And his mercy [is] for generation after generation to those who fear him.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love [with] which he loved us,

Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh {one turns} from evil.

For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given [me] the heritage of those who fear your name. You will add days to the days of the king, his years like [those of] {many generations}. May he live forever in the presence of God. Appoint loyal love and faithfulness to preserve him.

I will set out [and] go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and {in your sight}! I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.' And he set out [and] came to his own father. But [while] he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran {and embraced him} and kissed him.

This punishment by the majority [is] sufficient for such a person. So then, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow this person should be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. Therefore I urge you to confirm [your] love for him.

[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.

He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable [to you] and your sin remove with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on [the] oppressed, {in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity}.'"

He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but he who has mercy on the poor blesses him.

The earth, O Yahweh, is full of your loyal love. Teach me your statutes.

because your loyal love [is] great above [the] heavens, and your faithfulness [reaches] to [the] clouds.

But the loyal love of Yahweh [is] from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to [their] children's children,

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

{Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord, our God}, for we have rebelled against him,

And to you [belongs] loyal love, O Lord, because you will render to each according to his work.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,

All the paths of Yahweh [are] loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.

All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.

The righteous [one] perishes, and there is no one who takes [it] to heart. And men of faithfulness [are] gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.

Therefore the land mourns, and all [those] living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.

Hear the word of Yahweh, children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.

The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end. [They] are new in the morning, great is your faithfulness.

Then he said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.

Look, this day your eyes have seen that Yahweh gave you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you. But {I took pity} on you and said, 'I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, because he [is] Yahweh's anointed one.' Now, my father, see, yes, see, the hem of your robe in my hand! For {when I cut} the hem of your robe I did not kill you. Know and {realize} that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I did not sin against you, but you [are] hunting down my life to take it. May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you! read more.
Just as the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked, wickedness goes out,' but my hand will not be against you!

The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.

Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Judge [with] trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion {to one another}.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important [matters] of the law--justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these [things] {while not neglecting those}.

May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.

if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

And Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed loyal love to him, and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison. And the chief of the prison put all the prisoners that [were] in the prison into the hand of Joseph. And everything that was done there, he [was] the one who did [it]. The chief of the prison {did not worry about} anything in his hand, since Yahweh [was] with him. And whatever he did Yahweh made [it] successful.

So he said, "The one who showed mercy to him." And Jesus said to him, "You go and do likewise."

And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz). And when the spies saw a man leaving the city, they said to him, "Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly with you." So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with {the edge of the sword}, but they let go the man and all his family. read more.
And the man went [to] the land of the Hittites, and he built a city and named it Luz; this [is] its name to this day.

But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he [is] gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger} and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm.

But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute {and her family} and all who [were] with her, and she has lived in the midst of Israel until this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

And {foreigners} shall build your walls, and their kings shall serve you, for in my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have taken pity on you.

Behold, as [the] eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their master, as [the] eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us.