'Spare' in the Bible

The Lord said, “If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death.”

“Yahweh is the God of gods! Yahweh is the God of gods! He knows, and may Israel also know. Do not spare us today, if it was in rebellion or treachery against the Lord

Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

His servants said to him, “Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. So let’s put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and let’s go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

So they dressed with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’”So he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive and then slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked—42 men. He didn’t spare any of them.

Queen Esther answered, “If I have obtained your approval, my king, and if the king is pleased, spare my life—this is my request; and spare my people—this is my desire.

“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”

and to be gracious to him and say,“Spare him from going down to the Pit;I have found a ransom,”

He cleared a path for His anger.He did not spare them from deathbut delivered their lives to the plague.

Your nakedness will be uncovered,and your shame will be exposed.I will take vengeance;I will spare no one.

Afterward’”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officers, and the people—those in this city who survive the plague, the sword, and the famine—I will hand over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to their enemies, yes, to those who want to take their lives. He will put them to the sword; he won’t spare them or show pity or compassion.’

Line up in battle formation around Babylon,all you archers!Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow,for she has sinned against the Lord.

Don’t let the archer string his bow;don’t let him put on his armor.Don’t spare her young men;completely destroy her entire army!

“Therefore, as I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“I am going to cut you off and show you no pity, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable practices and abominations. Yes, I will not spare you.

I will not look on you with pity or spare you,but I will punish you for your waysand for your detestable practices within you.Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

I will not look on you with pity or spare you.I will punish you for your waysand for your detestable practices within you.Then you will knowthat it is I, Yahweh, who strikes.

Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they cry out in My ears with a loud voice, I will not listen to them.”

He spoke as I listened to the others, “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!

But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their actions down on their own heads.”

But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague so they can tell about all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.

The Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos?”I replied, “A plumb line.”Then the Lord said, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:

He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?”I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.”The Lord said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.