Quotes about Compassion

But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.

But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”

“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.