Quotes about Mercy
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
— Zephaniah 3:19
Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
— Zechariah 1:12
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
— Zechariah 1:16
So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
— Zechariah 3:4
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
— Zechariah 7:9
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
— Zechariah 7:10
“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
— Malachi 1:9
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
— Matthew 5:7
Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
— Matthew 5:25
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
— Matthew 5:38
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
— Matthew 5:44
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
— Matthew 6:12