Mercy
35 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- After the Example of God
- Beneficial to Those Who Exercise
- Blessedness of Showing
- Characteristic of Saints
- David to Saul
- Denunciations Against Those Devoid of
- Enjoined
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Hypocrites Devoid of
- Joshua to Rahab
- should be Shown with Cheerfulness
- should be Shown: To Animals
- should be Shown: To Backsliders
- should be Shown: To Our Brethren
- should be Shown: To the Poor
- should be Shown: To Those That are in Distress
- The Israelites to the Man of Beth-El
- The Prison Keeper, to Joseph
- To be Engraved on the Heart
- Upholds the Throne of Kings
After the Example of God
- Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Beneficial to Those Who Exercise
- Proverbs 11:17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Blessedness of Showing
- Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Characteristic of Saints
- Psalm 37:26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
- Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
David to Saul
- 1 Samuel 24:10–13 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’ …
- 1 Samuel 24:17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
Denunciations Against Those Devoid of
- Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Hosea 4:3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
- Matthew 18:23–25 Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. …
- James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Enjoined
- 2 Kings 6:21–23 And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” …
- Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
- Romans 12:20–21 On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” …
- Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
General Scriptures Concerning
- 2 Samuel 22:26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- Psalm 18:25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- Psalm 37:25–26 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. …
- Psalm 85:10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Proverbs 3:3–4 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. …
- Proverbs 11:17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
- Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- Proverbs 14:21–22 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor. …
- Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Proverbs 20:28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
- Proverbs 21:21 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
- Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
- Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, …
- Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- Romans 12:8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
- Colossians 3:12–13 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. …
- James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Hypocrites Devoid of
- Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, …
Joshua to Rahab
- Joshua 6:25 And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
should be Shown with Cheerfulness
- Romans 12:8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
should be Shown: To Animals
- Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
should be Shown: To Backsliders
- Luke 15:18–20 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. …
- 2 Corinthians 2:6–8 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him. …
should be Shown: To Our Brethren
- Zechariah 7:9 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
should be Shown: To the Poor
- Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Daniel 4:27 Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
should be Shown: To Those That are in Distress
- Luke 10:37 “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
The Israelites to the Man of Beth-El
- Judges 1:23–26 They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), …
The Prison Keeper, to Joseph
- Genesis 39:21–23 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. …
To be Engraved on the Heart
- Proverbs 3:3 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Upholds the Throne of Kings
- Proverbs 20:28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Related topics
The Mercy of GodThe Mercy of God is Part of his CharacterThe Mercy of God is his Delight
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.