40 Bible Verses about pity
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Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, declares the LORD. Behold, I will cause each of them to fall into the hand of his neighbor, and each into the hand of his king, and they shall crush the land, and I will deliver none from their hand."
And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD, who strikes.
you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him.
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them."
"You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity;
And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
"For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the LORD.
And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.
If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
Upon her children also I will have no mercy, because they are children of whoredom.
Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me!
a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you.
Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.
You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Their bows will slaughter the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children.
As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads."
But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.
And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen."
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
From Thematic Bible
Pity » Not to be shown to offenders
you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him.
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you.
And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
"When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.
Pity » Of God
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Pity » Instances of » The master of the unforgiving servant
And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.
Pity » Of jesus
When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
Topics on Pity
Self Pity
Exodus 16:3and the people of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."