Nave’s Topical Bible
Mercy
23 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- General scriptures concerning
2 Samuel 22:26; Psalms 18:25; Psalms 37:25-26; Psalms 85:10; Proverbs 3:3-4; Proverbs 11:17; Proverbs 12:10; Proverbs 14:21-22,31; Proverbs 20:28; Proverbs 21:21; Hosea 4:1; Hosea 12:6; Micah 6:8; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 23:23; Luke 6:36; Romans 12:8; Colossians 3:12-13; James 2:13
See GOD, MERCY OF
See KINDNESS
- INSTANCES OF
- The prison keeper, to Joseph
- Joshua to Rahab
- The Israelites to the man of Beth-el
- David to Saul
Bible verses about “Mercy”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- 2 Samuel 22:26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
- Psalms 18:25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
- Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- Psalms 37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
- Psalms 85:10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
- Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
- Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
- Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
- Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
- Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
- Proverbs 21:21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- Hosea 12:6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
- Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Luke 6:36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
- Romans 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- Colossians 3:13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
- James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Genesis 39:22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
- Genesis 39:23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
- Joshua 6:25And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
- Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
- Judges 1:24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
- Judges 1:25And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
- Judges 1:26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
- 1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
- 1 Samuel 24:12The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
- 1 Samuel 24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
- 1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.