Quotes about Compassion
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
— Job 29:16
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
— Job 30:25
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
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
— Job 31:21
but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
— Job 31:32
if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
— Job 31:38
if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
— Job 31:39
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
— Job 34:28
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
— Job 36:5