Compassion Bible Verses

"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."

— Psalm 103:8

"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made."

— Psalm 145:8-9

"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

— Lamentations 3:22-23

"And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.""

— Exodus 34:6

"If you return to the LORD, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."

— 2 Chronicles 30:9

"But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."

— Psalm 86:15

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

— Psalm 111:4

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

— Psalm 116:5

"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."

— Joel 2:13

"He prayed to the LORD, "Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.""

— Jonah 4:2

"Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath."

— Psalm 78:38

"They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them."

— Nehemiah 9:17

"Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones."

— Isaiah 49:13

"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you," says the LORD your Redeemer."

— Isaiah 54:7-8

"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused."

— Hosea 11:8

"Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."

— Micah 7:18-19

"For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath."

— Deuteronomy 4:31

"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him."

— Psalm 103:13

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

— Colossians 3:12

"This is what the LORD Almighty said: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.'"

— Zechariah 7:9

"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble."

— 1 Peter 3:8

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

— Ephesians 4:32

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

— Romans 12:15

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

— Galatians 6:2

"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, 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 25:35-36

"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done."

— Proverbs 19:17

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

— Proverbs 14:31

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"

— Isaiah 58:6-7

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

— James 1:27

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."

— Matthew 5:7

"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

— Luke 6:36

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

— Micah 6:8

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."

— Proverbs 3:3

"Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."

— Hebrews 13:1-3

"Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?"

— James 2:15-16

"If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?"

— 1 John 3:17

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

— Matthew 9:36

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

— Matthew 14:14

"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 was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!""

— Mark 1:41

"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

"When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry.""

— Luke 7:13

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

— Mark 8:2

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

— Matthew 20:34

"So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him."

— Luke 15:20

"The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go."

— Matthew 18:27

"But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him."

— Luke 10:33

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin."

— Hebrews 4:15

"For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people."

— Hebrews 2:17

"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem."

— Isaiah 53:3

"Jesus wept."

— John 11:35

"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it."

— Luke 19:41

"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

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

— Galatians 5:22-23

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."

— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

"Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind."

— Philippians 2:1-2

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."

— Romans 12:9-10

"Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."

— Romans 12:13

"The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise.""

— Luke 10:37

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

— Proverbs 14:21

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

— Proverbs 11:17

"All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing."

— Proverbs 21:26

"because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing."

— Job 29:12-13

"Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

— Psalm 82:3-4

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

— Proverbs 31:8-9

"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."

— Isaiah 1:17

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."

— Matthew 7:12

"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:14

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

— Titus 3:2

"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."

— 2 Timothy 2:24