Quotes about Empathy
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
— Job 31:13
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
— Job 31:16
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
— Job 31:17
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
— Job 31:19
“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