Proverbs 11:17
"The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh."
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- Matthew 5:7
"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 25:34
"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:"
Read in chapter → - James 2:13
"For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment."
Read in chapter → - James 5:1
"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you."
Read in chapter → - Daniel 4:27
"Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity."
Read in chapter → - Philippians 4:17
"Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 6:14
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Corinthians 9:6
"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 41:1
"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 58:7
"Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"
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