49 Bible Verses about Mercy

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking;

Lord, I have heard the report about You;
Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds.
Revive Your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In Your wrath remember mercy!

Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, may Your anger and wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love.

Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say:

Return, unfaithful Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,
for I am unfailing in My love.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.

maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.

Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

I was a stranger
and you didn’t take Me in;
I was naked
and you didn’t clothe Me,
sick and in prison
and you didn’t take care of Me.’

For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.

So it is a sin for the person who knows to do what is good and doesn’t do it.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
Your arrows flashed back and forth.

Lord, when You came from Seir,
when You marched from the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
the heavens poured rain,
and the clouds poured water.

Do you understand how the clouds float,
those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?

He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

Mankind, He has told you what is good
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.

A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

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

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness. Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. read more.
I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

The righteous one perishes, and no one takes it to heart; faithful men are swept away, with no one realizing that the righteous one is swept away from the presence of evil. He will enter into peace- they will rest on their beds- everyone who lives uprightly.

Many pains come to the wicked,
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.

Sow righteousness for yourselves
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes and sends righteousness
on you like the rain.

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them by oath, because the Lord your God is a compassionate God.

David answered Gad, “I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because His mercies are great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.”

But you must return to your God.
Maintain love and justice,
and always put your hope in God.

When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? I will kill them." Elisha replied, "Don't kill them. Do you kill those you have captured with your sword or your bow? Set food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and go to their master." So he prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The Aramean raiders did not come into Israel's land again.

But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head. Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

His mercy is from generation to generation
on those who fear Him.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

God, You have heard my vows; You have given a heritage to those who fear Your name. Add days to the king's life; may his years span many generations. May he sit enthroned before God forever; appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

I'll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired hands.' So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

The punishment by the majority is sufficient for such a person, so now you should forgive and comfort him instead; otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief. Therefore I urge you to confirm your love to him.

The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

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

Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;
teach me Your statutes.

For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against Him

and faithful love belongs to You, Lord.
For You repay each according to his works.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

He is always generous, always lending,
and his children are a blessing.

The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.

For this reason the land mourns,
and everyone who lives in it languishes,
along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky;
even the fish of the sea disappear.

Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth, no faithful love,
and no knowledge of God in the land!

[Because of] the Lord's faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.

You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. [Someone] advised [me] to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won't lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord's anointed. See, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn't kill you. Look and recognize that there is no evil or rebellion in me. I haven't sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life. "May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you. read more.
As the old proverb says, 'Wickedness comes from wicked people.' My hand will never be against you.

A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.

A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Tie them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. The warden put all the prisoners who were in the prison under Joseph's authority, and he was responsible for everything that was done there. The warden did not bother with anything under Joseph's authority, because the Lord was with him, and the Lord made everything that he did successful.

“The one who showed mercy to him,” he said.

Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz). The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, "Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well." When he showed them the way into the town, they put the town to the sword but released the man and his entire family. read more.
Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name to this day.

But you must return to your God.
Maintain love and justice,
and always put your hope in God.

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

He saved us—
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

However, Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy on Jericho, and she lives in Israel to this day.

Foreigners will build up your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Although I struck you in My wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with My favor.

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.