14 Bible Verses about Heartlessness
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without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.
He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Jehovah asked Cain: Where is your brother Abel? I do not know, he replied. Am I my brother's keeper?
He did not answer her. His disciples said to him: Send her away; she keeps shouting at us.
A priest traveled on that road. When he saw him he passed by on the other side.
When a Levite came to the place he saw the man and passed by on the other side.
At first he refused. Then he thought about it and he said to himself, I do not fear God and have little respect for man.
However this widow bothers me. For this reason I will avenge her. If she keeps coming to me she will wear me out.
They rebuked him and said he should keep quiet. But he cried out even more: You son of David, have mercy on me!
They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him.
and one of you says to them: Go in peace, be warmed and filled; and yet you do not give them food and clothing, what good is it?
Come to me all you who go by, keep your eyes on me! See if there is any pain like the pain of my wound. For Jehovah has sent it to me in the day of his burning anger.
The Philistines captured him and put his eyes out. They took him to Gaza, chained him with copper chains. They put him to work grinding at the mill in the prison.
From Thematic Bible
Heartlessness » Cain
Jehovah asked Cain: Where is your brother Abel? I do not know, he replied. Am I my brother's keeper?
He did not answer her. His disciples said to him: Send her away; she keeps shouting at us.
Heartlessness » The spectators at the cross
They said: He saved others, but cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the stake and we will believe in him.
Heartlessness » The priest and levite
A priest traveled on that road. When he saw him he passed by on the other side. When a Levite came to the place he saw the man and passed by on the other side.
Heartlessness » The unjust judge
At first he refused. Then he thought about it and he said to himself, I do not fear God and have little respect for man. However this widow bothers me. For this reason I will avenge her. If she keeps coming to me she will wear me out.
Heartlessness » The people who rebuked the blind man
They rebuked him and said he should keep quiet. But he cried out even more: You son of David, have mercy on me!
Heartlessness » Those who fail to help the poor
and one of you says to them: Go in peace, be warmed and filled; and yet you do not give them food and clothing, what good is it?