Ephesians 4:32

32. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
1. Follow God's example in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

Matthew 6:14

14. "If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
15. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

2 Samuel 22:26

26. "To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

Matthew 18:33

33. Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'
34. Then the angry king sent the man to prison until he had paid every penny.
35. "That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters in your heart."

Psalms 18:25

25. To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

Colossians 3:12

12. Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

James 3:17

17. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

Luke 6:35

35. "Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked.

James 2:13

13. For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.

Micah 6:8

8. No, O people, the LORD has already told you what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Hebrews 6:10

10. For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.

Hebrews 4:16

16. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.

Proverbs 19:17

17. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!

1 Peter 2:10

10. "Once you were not a people; now you are the people of God. Once you received none of God's mercy; now you have received his mercy."

Proverbs 11:17

17. Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, but you destroy yourself when you are cruel.

Proverbs 14:21

21. It is sin to despise one's neighbors; blessed are those who help the poor.

Daniel 4:27

27. " `O King Nebuchadnezzar, please listen to me. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past by being merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.'

Psalms 41:1

1. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor. The LORD rescues them in times of trouble.
2. The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity and rescues them from their enemies.
3. The LORD nurses them when they are sick and eases their pain and discomfort.
4. "O LORD," I prayed, "have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

1 Corinthians 7:25

25. Now, about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his kindness has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you.

Psalms 112:4

4. When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.

Psalms 37:26

26. The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.

Mark 11:25

25. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too. "

Psalms 112:9

9. They give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will never be forgotten. They will have influence and honor.

Hosea 2:1

Isaiah 58:6

6. "No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.
7. I want you to share your food with the hungry and to welcome poor wanderers into your homes. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
8. "If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
9. Then when you call, the LORD will answer. `Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. "Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
10. Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as day.

Romans 11:30

30. Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the Jews refused his mercy, God was merciful to you instead.

2 Timothy 1:16

16. May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in prison.
17. When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me.
18. May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ's return. And you know how much he helped me at Ephesus.

Job 31:16

16. "Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows who looked to me for help?
17. Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with hungry orphans?
18. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.
19. Whenever I saw someone who was homeless and without clothes,
20. did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?

1 Timothy 1:16

16. But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

Isaiah 57:1

1. The righteous pass away; the godly often die before their time. And no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come.

Hosea 2:23

23. "At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites and raise them for myself! I will show love to those I called `Not loved.' And to those I called `Not my people,' I will say, `Now you are my people.' Then they will reply, `You are our God!'"

Hosea 1:6

6. Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to Hosea, "Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah--`Not loved'--for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.

1 Timothy 1:13

13. even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

2 Corinthians 4:1

1. And so, since God in his mercy has given us this wonderful ministry, we never give up.