14 Bible Verses about Heartlessness
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without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, without mercy.
He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, Am I my brother's keeper?
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.
And it so happened that a certain priest came down that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he came near the place and looked on him, he passed by on the other side.
And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man,
yet because this widow troubles me, I will do her justice, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
And those who went before rebuked him that he should remain silent; but he cried out so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross , and we will believe him.
and one of you says unto them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled; but ye do not give them those things which are needful for the body; what shall it profit them?
Lamed Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is come unto me because the LORD has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
But the Philistines took hold of him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of iron that he should grind in the prison house.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The desire of the king is not in any dowry, but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. For Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
From Thematic Bible
Heartlessness » Cain
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, Am I my brother's keeper?
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she cries out after us.
Heartlessness » The spectators at the cross
He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross , and we will believe him.
Heartlessness » The priest and levite
And it so happened that a certain priest came down that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he came near the place and looked on him, he passed by on the other side.
Heartlessness » The unjust judge
And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me, I will do her justice, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Heartlessness » The people who rebuked the blind man
And those who went before rebuked him that he should remain silent; but he cried out so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Heartlessness » Those who fail to help the poor
and one of you says unto them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled; but ye do not give them those things which are needful for the body; what shall it profit them?