Bible Verses About God's Compassion

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

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?

The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.