Quotes about Empathy
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
— Psalm 12:5
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
— Psalm 72:13
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
— Psalm 82:3
Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
— Psalm 82:4
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
— Psalm 94:6
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
— Psalm 102:14
to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
— Psalm 102:20
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
— Psalm 106:46
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
— Psalm 109:16
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
— Psalm 113:7
then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
— Proverbs 6:3
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
— Proverbs 11:12