Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Long-suffering
Visiting
Bible References
Long-suffering
Exodus 34:6
The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.
Psalm 103:8
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love.
Psalm 145:8
Gracious and merciful is the LORD, slow to become angry, and overflowing with gracious love.
Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the LORD, "LORD, isn't this what I said while I was still in my home country? That's why I fled previously to Tarshish, because I knew you're a compassionate God, slow to anger, overflowing with gracious love, and reluctant to send trouble.
Micah 7:18
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
Nahum 1:2
A jealous God, the LORD avenges. The LORD avenges; The Lord is an angry husband. The LORD takes vengeance on his enemies, reserving anger for his adversaries.
Romans 3:24
By his grace they are justified freely through the redemption that is in the Messiah Jesus,
Romans 5:21
so that, just as sin ruled by bringing death, so also grace might rule by bringing justification that results in eternal life through Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
Ephesians 1:7
In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace
Visiting
Exodus 20:5
You are not to bow down to them in worship or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the guilt of parents on children, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
Exodus 34:7
He graciously loves thousands, and forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin. But he does not leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the ancestors on their children, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation."
Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Israel says about the shepherds who are shepherding my people, "You have scattered my flock and driven them away. You haven't taken care of them, and now I'm about to take care of you because of your evil deeds," declares the LORD.