14 Bible Verses about Heartlessness
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Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
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 crieth after us.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But 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 crieth after us.
Heartlessness » The spectators at the cross
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Heartlessness » The priest and levite
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and 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 fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Heartlessness » The people who rebuked the blind man
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Heartlessness » Those who fail to help the poor
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?