Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Righteous
Tender mercies
General references
Bible References
Righteous
Genesis 33:13
Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and I have nursing sheep and cattle. If they are driven hard for one day, the whole herd will die.
Numbers 22:28
Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and she asked Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
Deuteronomy 25:4
“Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain.
John 4:11
“Sir,” said the woman, “You don’t even have a bucket, and the well is deep. So where do You get this ‘living water’?
But
Genesis 37:26
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
1 Samuel 11:2
Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I’ll make one with you on this condition: that I gouge out everyone’s right eye and humiliate all Israel.”
John 19:31
Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Tender mercies
1 John 3:17
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?
General references
Acts 27:42
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.