Mercy

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

General scriptures concerning

• 2 Samuel 22:26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
• Psalm 18:25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
• Psalm 37:25–26 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
• Psalm 85:10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
• Proverbs 3:3–4 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
• Proverbs 11:17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
• Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
• Proverbs 14:21–22 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor. Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
• Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 20:28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

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Instances of

The prison keeper, to Joseph

• Genesis 39:21–23 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison. The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, be…

Joshua to Rahab

• Joshua 6:25 And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.

The Israelites to the man of Beth-el

• Judges 1:23–26 They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.” So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that ma…

David to Saul

• 1 Samuel 24:10–13 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not 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 cu…
• 1 Samuel 24:17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.