Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cruelty » General references to
Simeon and Levi [are] brothers; weapons of violence [are] their swords. Let me not come into their council.
Do not give me over to the desire of my enemies, because false witnesses have arisen against me, and [each] breathing out violence.
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the merciful
For if you forgive people their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
if you offer your soul to the hungry, and you satisfy [the] appetite of [the] afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your darkness [will be] like noon.
Yahweh sustains him on [his] sick bed. In his illness, you {restore to health}.
Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure--pressed down, shaken, overflowing--they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
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.
Mercy » Man commanded to exercise
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?
Verse Concepts
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!
For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.