Bible Verses of Compassion

“I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.

Zechariah 10:6

do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

Zechariah 8:17

These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;

Zechariah 8:16

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.`

Zechariah 7:10

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.

Zechariah 7:9

Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.

Titus 3:10

to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

Titus 3:2

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,

Titus 3:1

For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

Romans 15:3

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

Romans 12:15

For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Romans 9:15

For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race,

Romans 9:3

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

Romans 9:2

He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,

Psalms 146:7

Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?

Psalms 144:3

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.

Psalms 138:6

For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

Psalms 135:14

Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:77

The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Psalms 116:5

he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people.

Psalms 113:8

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

Psalms 113:7

He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.

Psalms 111:4

for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

Psalms 103:14

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Psalms 103:13

who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

Psalms 103:4

“The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,

Psalms 102:19

For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.

Psalms 102:14

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

Psalms 102:13

They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

Psalms 94:6

They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance.

Psalms 94:5

Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.

Psalms 90:13

Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Psalms 82:4

Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

Psalms 82:3

May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.

Psalms 79:11

He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

Psalms 78:39

Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

Psalms 77:9

Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.

Psalms 68:10

God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

Psalms 68:6

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

Psalms 68:5

For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

Psalms 22:24

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Proverbs 31:8

Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

Proverbs 28:23

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Proverbs 27:6

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Proverbs 27:5

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Proverbs 25:21

Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:20

Do not say, “I`ll do to them as they have done to me; I`ll pay them back for what they did.”

Proverbs 24:29

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

Proverbs 24:17

Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

Proverbs 24:11

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Proverbs 22:22

Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

Proverbs 21:13

A person`s wisdom yields patience; it is to one`s glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:11

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Proverbs 18:23

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Proverbs 14:31

It is a sin to despise one`s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

Proverbs 14:21

The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10

Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

Proverbs 11:17

A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Proverbs 11:16

Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.

Philippians 4:14

So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

Philippians 2:29

For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

Philippians 2:26

I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.

Philippians 2:20

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

Philippians 2:14

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Philippians 2:5

not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Philippians 2:4

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Philippians 2:3

So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

Nehemiah 9:27

“Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.

Nehemiah 9:19

“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.

Nehemiah 9:9

While Pilate was sitting on the judge`s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don`t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”

Matthew 27:19

“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.`

Matthew 25:45

“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?`

Matthew 25:44

I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.`

Matthew 25:43

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

Matthew 25:42

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.`

Matthew 25:40

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?`

Matthew 25:39

When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

Matthew 25:38

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

Matthew 25:37

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.`

Matthew 25:36

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 invited me in,

Matthew 25:35

For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.`”

Matthew 23:39

Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Matthew 23:38

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.

Matthew 23:37

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

Matthew 23:24

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Matthew 23:23

Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Matthew 20:34

Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

Matthew 15:32

Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Matthew 15:23

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Matthew 14:14

When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

Matthew 14:13

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 9:36

The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.

Mark 14:7

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.` There is no commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:31

If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”

Mark 8:3

“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

Mark 8:2

During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,

Mark 8:1

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

Mark 6:34

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17

When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Mark 2:16