Quotes about Empathy
So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
— Genesis 40:7
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
— Genesis 43:30
For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”
— Genesis 44:34
When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
— Exodus 2:6
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
— Exodus 3:7
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 22:21
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
— Exodus 22:22
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
— Exodus 22:23
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
— Exodus 23:4
If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
— Exodus 23:5
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 23:9
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 23:9