49 Bible Verses about Mercy

Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am fading away. Heal me, because my body is distressed.

LORD, as I listen to what has been said about you, I am afraid. LORD, revive your work throughout all of our lives reveal yourself throughout all of our lives when you are angry, remember compassion.

Lord, in view of all your righteous acts, please turn your anger and wrath away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an embarrassment to all of those around us.

"But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even look up to heaven. Instead, he continued to beat his chest and said, "O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!'

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love.

Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say, "Return, unfaithful Israel,' declares the LORD. "I won't look on you in anger, for I am gracious,' declares the LORD. "I won't remain angry forever.

He graciously loves thousands, and forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin. But he does not leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the ancestors on their children, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation."

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.

I will show my gracious love toward him forever, since my covenant is securely established with him.

I was a stranger, and you didn't welcome me. I was naked, and you didn't clothe me. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

For he didn't think to extend gracious love; he harassed to death the poor, the needy, and the broken hearted.

Therefore, anyone who knows what is right but fails to do it is guilty of sin.

Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor will also cry himself, but he won't be answered.

You haven't strengthened the weak, treated the sick, set broken bones, regathered the scattered, or looked for the lost. Instead, you've dominated them with brutal force and ruthlessness.

These men are dried-up springs, mere clouds driven by a storm. Gloomy darkness is reserved for them.

The clouds poured rain; the skies rumbled. Indeed, your lightning bolts flashed.

LORD, when you left Seir, when you marched out from the grain field of Edom, the earth quaked and the heavens poured out rain; indeed, the clouds poured out water.

Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect,

"He restricts the waters within clouds and the clouds don't burst open under them.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

He has made it clear to you, mortal man, what is good and what the LORD is requiring from you to act with justice, to treasure the LORD's gracious love, and to walk humbly in the company of your God.

A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness, rewarding me according to the degree of my innocence, because I have kept the LORD's way I haven't willfully abandoned my God and because all of his decrees remain in my thoughts, I have not turned aside from his statutes, read more.
I have been innocent before him, and I've kept myself from incurring guilt. The Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, that is, according to my clean standing as he looks at me. In the company of the gracious you demonstrate your gracious love. In the company of the blamelessly valiant you demonstrate your blamelessness.

So the LORD restored me according to my righteousness, because my hands were clean in his sight. To the holy, you show your gracious love, to the upright, you show yourself upright;

"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity. Then he enters into peace, and they'll rest on his couches, each one living righteously.

The wicked have many sorrows, but gracious love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

Sow in righteousness in your own interest, reap in gracious love, break up your own unprepared ground; It is now time to inquire of the LORD, until he comes to pour out righteousness for you.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

All the paths of the LORD lead to gracious love and truth for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

For God is compassionate. The LORD your God won't fail you. He won't destroy you or forget the covenant that he confirmed with your ancestors."

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very difficult choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, since his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always.

When the king of Israel saw Elisha, he asked him, "Shall I execute them, my father?" But he replied, "No! You're not to kill them! Would you execute those whom you've taken captive at the point of a sword or with your bow? Give them food and water so they can eat and drink. Then send them back to their master!" So he prepared a large festival for them, and when they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them back to their master, and marauding gangs of Arameans never came into the territory of Israel again.

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him. For if he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will pile burning coals on his head." Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.

His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.

Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil.

For you, God, have heard my promises; you have assigned to me the heritage of those who fear your name. Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations. May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

I will get up, go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and you. I don't deserve to be called your son anymore. Treat me like one of your hired men."' "So he got up and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him affectionately.

This punishment by the majority is severe enough for such a man. So forgive and comfort him, or else he will drown in his excessive grief. That's why I'm urging you to assure him of your love.

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator, but whoever is kind to the needy honors them.

Therefore, your majesty, may my advice be acceptable to you: Stop your sinning, do what's right, and put a stop to your wickedness by showing kindness to the oppressed. Perhaps your tranquility will continue."

Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator, but whoever is kind to the needy honors them.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

LORD, the earth overflows with your gracious love! Teach me your statutes. Teth

For your gracious love extends to the sky, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, since he is good, for his gracious love exists forever.

But to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we've rebelled against him

Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

All the paths of the LORD lead to gracious love and truth for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

Every day he is generous, lending freely, and his descendants are blessed.

"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity.

Therefore the land will mourn, and all who live there will languish, along with the wild animals of the field and the birds of the air. Even the fish in the sea will disappear.

"Hear this message from the LORD, people of Israel. Indeed, the LORD brings a charge against the people who live in the land for there is no truth and no gracious love or knowledge of God in the land.

Because of the LORD's gracious love we are not consumed, since his compassions never end. They are new every morning great is your faithfulness!

to David, "You are more righteous than I am, because you have treated me well even though I've treated you poorly.

Look, this very day you saw with your own eyes that the LORD gave you into my control in the cave, and one of my men told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and responded, "I won't lift my hand against his majesty because he's the LORD's anointed.' Looke, my father, look! The corner of your robe is in my hand. Indeed, by my cutting off the corner of your robe and not killing you, you may know and understand that I have no evil intent or transgression I haven't wronged you, even though you are hunting me to take my life. May the LORD judge between me and you, and may he take vengeance on you for me, but I won't be attacking you. read more.
Just like the ancient proverb says, "From wicked people comes wickedness,' but I'm not against you.

The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Whoever pursues righteousness and gracious love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself.

Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

Do not let gracious love and truth leave you. Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,

If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

But the LORD was with Joseph. He extended gracious love to him, causing the prison warden to be pleased with Joseph. So the prison warden entrusted into Joseph's care all the prisoners who were confined in prison. Whatever they did, Joseph was in charge of the work detail. The prison warden did not have to worry about anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him. That's why Joseph prospered in everything he did.

He said, "The one who showed mercy to him." Jesus told him, "Go and do what he did."

The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz. The scouts observed a man coming out of the city and they promised him, "Please show us the entrance to the city and we'll deal kindly with you." So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they attacked the city with swords, but they let the man and his entire family escape. read more.
So the man traveled to the land of the Hittites and built a city that he named "Luz," and it is called by that name to this day.

So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

"Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work,

Tear your hearts, not your garments; and turn back to the LORD your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to become angry, overflowing in gracious love, and grieves about this evil.

But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, along with her family and everyone who was with her. Her family has lived in Israel ever since, because she hid the scouts whom Joshua sent to observe Jericho.

"Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in my anger I struck you down, in my favor I have shown you mercy.

Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us.