36 occurrences

'Merciful' in the Bible

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

delay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

AbandonmentAssurance, basis ofGod's attitude towards peopleMercifulnessGod's MercyGod Remembering His CovenantGod Not ForsakingMercy

Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

God, As RedeemerAcceptance, From GodAcceptance, divineExpiationGod Will Forgive

Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Gentiles, In OtAvenger of bloodJoy, Of IsraelRevenge, And RetaliationForeigners Included Among The PeopleGod Atoning

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

God, Faithfulness OfGood ReboundingThe Grace Of God

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

RopesSackcloth And AshesPeople Showing Mercyhumor

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

God, Compassion OfConversion, God's demands forFace Of GodGrace, In OtReinstatement

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

God, Compassion OfAngerAggressionAnger Of God, DescriptionListeningRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLoving Kindness Of GodSelf WillGod Not ForsakingMaking SlavesA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness

Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

God, Greatness OfMercifulnessMind, Of GodGod Not Forsaking

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

Good ReboundingThe Grace Of GodGod's FaithfulnessBeing YourselfChanging Yourselfmyself

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

God, As RedeemerMercifulnessPeople In RighteousnessPlea Of InnocenceRedeem Us!

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Character Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

God Lifting PeopleRepaying Evil For Evil

{To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

MusicThose OppressedAll Day

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.} Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

DisastersCavesdefence, divineGuardiansMusicOppression, God's Attitude ToRefugeShadowsWingsProtection, From GodTrusting In GodGod's WingsCaves As Places Of RefugeProtection From Danger

Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

TreacheryGod Waking UpPsalm InterjectionsPunishment of the The Wickedtraitors

I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

Face Of GodImportunity, Towards GodPrayer, Offered WithWhole Heartedness

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Afflictions, Prayer DuringLovingkindnessGod Will Comfort

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

Loving God's Things

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

UnkindnessGood ReboundingHurt

Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

MercifulnessProclaimingReturning To GodReturn From The NorthGod Will No More Be AngryBackslidingBackslidersAnger And Forgiveness

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

God, Patience OfGod, Repentance OfKnowing God, Nature OfReceptivenessRestraintGod Is UnchangeableGod Changing His MindHasty ActionSaying The Same ThingsSaying RepeatedlyA Forgiving GodGod Turned Back From Harming ThemKnowing God's CharacterAnger And Forgivenessjonah

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

ContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes

Bible Theasaurus

Forbearing (11 instances)
Lenient (2 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
חמלה 
Chemlah 
Usage: 2

חנן 
Chanan 
Usage: 77

חסד 
Chacad 
Usage: 3

חסד 
Checed 
Usage: 247

חסיד 
Chaciyd 
Usage: 32

רחוּם 
Rachuwm 
Usage: 13

רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

ἐλεήμων 
Eleemon 
Usage: 1

ἱλάσκομαι 
Hilaskomai 
Usage: 1

ἵλεως 
Hileos 
be it far , merciful
Usage: 2

οἰκτίρμων 
Oiktirmon 
Usage: 1

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