Bible Verses About Chesed
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And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Scripture Passages
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed, five.
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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