Bible on Compassion

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

And of some have compassion, making a difference:

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.