Proverbs 11:17
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
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- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Matthew 25:34–36 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
- James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.