40 Bible Verses about pity

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Psalm 72:13


He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You shall not show pity [to the guilty one]: it shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Deuteronomy 25:12

then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity [for her].

Romans 9:15

For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”

Psalm 106:46


He also made them objects of compassion
Among those who had carried them away captive.

Zechariah 11:6

For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of the land,” declares the Lord; “but behold, I will cause the men to fall, each into the hand of another and into the hands of his [foreign] king. And the enemy will strike the land, and I will not rescue the people from their hand.”

Ezekiel 7:9

My eye will show no pity nor will I spare [you]. I will repay you in accordance with your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know and understand that it is I, the Lord, who strikes you.

Deuteronomy 13:8

you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him.

Luke 17:13

and they raised their voices and called out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare [them]; and though they cry loudly in My ears, yet I will not listen to them.”

Lamentations 3:43


You have covered Yourself with anger
And pursued us;
You have slain [without pity] and have not spared.

Deuteronomy 7:16

And you shall consume all the peoples whom the Lord your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a [deadly] trap to you.

Ecclesiastes 4:10

for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and does not have another to lift him up.

Ezekiel 7:4

For My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you, but I will repay you for your evil ways, while your abominations are among you; and you will know (recognize, understand) [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’

Jeremiah 16:5

For thus says the Lord, “Do not enter a house of mourning, nor go to lament (express grief) or bemoan [the dead], for I have taken My peace away from this people,” says the Lord, “even My lovingkindness and compassion.

Ezekiel 9:5

But to the others I heard Him say, “Follow him [the man with the scribe’s writing case] throughout the city and strike; do not let your eyes have pity and do not spare [anyone].

Proverbs 28:8


He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Joel 2:18


Then the Lord will be jealous for His land [ready to defend it since it is rightfully and uniquely His]
And will have compassion on His people [and will spare them].

Hosea 2:4


“Also, I will have no mercy on her children,
Because they are the children of prostitution.

Job 19:21


“Have pity on me! Have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has touched me.

Luke 18:38

So he shouted out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David (Messiah), have mercy on me!”

Deuteronomy 19:13

You shall not pity him [the guilty one], but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

Psalm 102:13


You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;
Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

Mark 10:47

When Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say, “Jesus, Son of David (Messiah), have mercy on me!”

Isaiah 13:18


Their bows will cut down the young men [of Babylon];
They will take no pity on the fruit of the womb,
Their eyes will not look with compassion on the children.

Ezekiel 9:10

But as for Me, My eye will have no pity, nor will I spare, but I will bring their [wicked] conduct upon their [own] heads.”

Ezekiel 36:21

But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

Mark 9:22

The demon has often thrown him both into fire and into water, intending to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!”

Luke 18:13

But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even raise his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest [in humility and repentance], saying, ‘God, be merciful and gracious to me, the [especially wicked] sinner [that I am]!’

Hosea 1:7

But I will have mercy on the house of Judah and will rescue them by the Lord their God, and will not rescue them by bow, sword, war, horses, or horsemen.”

From Thematic Bible


Pity » Not to be shown to offenders

Deuteronomy 13:8

you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him.

Deuteronomy 19:13

You shall not pity him [the guilty one], but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 7:16

And you shall consume all the peoples whom the Lord your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a [deadly] trap to you.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You shall not show pity [to the guilty one]: it shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Deuteronomy 25:11-12

When men strive together one with another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband out of the hand of him who is beating him, and puts out her hand and seizes the other man by the private parts, Then you shall cut off her hand; your eyes shall not pity her.

Pity » Of God

James 5:11

You know we call those blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] who were steadfast and endured [difficult circumstances]. You have heard of the patient endurance of Job and you have seen the Lord’s outcome [how He richly blessed Job]. The Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

Pity » Instances of » The master of the unforgiving servant

Pity » Of jesus

Mark 6:34

When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things.

Topics on Pity

Self Pity

Exodus 16:3

and the Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger.”

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