15 Bible Verses about Pitilessness

A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

“Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.

They also gave me gall for my food
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda,
Is he who sings songs to a troubled heart.

A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Edom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,
While he stifled his compassion;
His anger also tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

And their bows will mow down the young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity children.

So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.