Bible Verses About Mercy

"And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.  Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives."
Jude 22,23 (NLT)

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
James 1:27 (KJV)

"The merciful man doeth good to his own soul,
but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh."
Proverbs 11:17 (21st Century KJV)

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Matthew 6:7 (KJV)

"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.' "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"
Matthew 5:35-40 (NIV)

"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the table of thine heart"
Proverbs 3:4 (KJV)

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Matthew 5:7 (KJV)

"David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.""
2 Samuel 24:14 (NIV)

"For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God
rather than burnt offerings."
Hosea 6:6 (NIV)

"He has showed you, O man, 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 (NIV)

"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!"
James 2:12-13 (NIV)