Quotes about Empathy
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
— Proverbs 12:10
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
— Proverbs 14:10
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
— Proverbs 14:31
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
— Proverbs 15:1
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
— Proverbs 15:4
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
— Proverbs 16:24
All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
— Proverbs 19:7
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
— Proverbs 19:11
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
— Proverbs 21:13
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
— Proverbs 22:9
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
— Proverbs 22:22
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
— Proverbs 24:11