Mercy

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerning2 Samuel 22:26Psalms 18:25Psalms 37:25Psalms 37:26Psalms 85:10Proverbs 3:3Proverbs 3:4Proverbs 11:17Proverbs 12:10Proverbs 14:21Proverbs 14:22Proverbs 14:31Proverbs 20:28Proverbs 21:21Hosea 4:1Hosea 12:6Micah 6:8Matthew 5:7Matthew 23:23Luke 6:36
• See God, Mercy of
• See Kindness
• INSTANCES OF
• The prison keeper, to JosephGenesis 39:21–23
• Joshua to RahabJoshua 6:25
• The Israelites to the man of Beth-elJudges 1:23–26
• David to Saul1 Samuel 24:10–131 Samuel 24:17

The passages, in Bible order (29)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 39:21–23

   the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 39:21–231 voice

   “But why would it be surprising if Christ visits those in prison, since he himself mentioned being imprisoned in his own words, as it is written: "I was in prison, and you did not visit me." Where does divine mercy not penetrate? Joseph found such favor that he, who had been locked in prison, would keep the doors of the prison himself, granted the duty of jailer, and entrusted all the prisoners to his authority. Therefore, Joseph not only did not feel the prison, but also alleviated the suffering of the other prisoners.

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2. Joshua 6:25

   And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 6:252 voices

   “Therefore, our Lord Jesus will come, and he will come with the sound of trumpets. But just now let us pray that he may come and destroy "the world that lay in wickedness" and all things that are in the world, because "everything that is in the world is the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes." May he destroy that, may he dissolve it again and again, and save only this one who received his spies and who placed his apostles, received with faith and obedience, in the high places.

   “Let us prepare ourselves for the sacrifice of the lamb.… Nor let us be under the impression that this yearling lamb can be eaten anywhere.

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3. Judges 1:23–26

   They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

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   “And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel,.... To reconnoitre the place, to observe its passes and avenues, which were most accessible, and to examine the walls of it, where they were weakest and least defended: now the name of the city before was Luz; which signifies a "nut"; perhaps it was so called from large numbers of nut trees which grew near it; the Jews suggest as if it was like a nut, no entrance into it but through a cave or some subterraneous passage, see Gen 28:19.

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4. 1 Samuel 24:10–13

   Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’

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   “Behold, this day thine eyes have seen,....

   “Saul, therefore, came out of the cave unaware of what had happened, wearing the little garment which had been trimmed all around. David came out behind him in self-assurance, and having seized the hill lying above the cave in advance, held out the end [of Saul's robe] in his hand. This was nothing other than a bloodless trophy against his enemies.

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5. 1 Samuel 24:17

   and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 24:171 voice

   “Not even this act of benevolence moved Saul, however. Again he gathered an army and again he set out in pursuit, until he was a second time apprehended by David in the cave where he more clearly revealed his own iniquity and made the virtue of David even more resplendent. Envy is the most savage form of hatred. Favors render those who are hostile to us for any other reason more tractable, but kind treatment shown to an envious and spiteful person only aggravates his dislike.

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6. 2 Samuel 22:26

   To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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   “With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. See Gill on Psa 18:25.

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7. Psalms 18:25

   To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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   “Therefore, O bishop, together with your subordinate clergy, endeavor rightly to divide the Word of truth. For the Lord says, "If you walk cross-grained to me, I will walk cross-grained to you." … Walk therefore in holiness, that you may rather appear worthy of praise from the Lord than of complaint from the adversary.

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8. Psalms 37:25

   I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 37:251 voice

   “If you take it at face value, the meaning is obvious: in his own lifetime, David never saw the just forsaken. But a lifespan is brief, and the statement is moreover incredible. We have seen plenty of just people in this world who have been forsaken by people as soon as those just ones are persecuted by people in power. No one dares to go near them so long as they are subject to fear and injury.

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9. Psalms 37:26

   They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

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   “(Verse 26.) But how can he be in need who has mercy and lends all day? What is it that the righteous person lends? Not bronze, not iron, not lead, but silver purified by fire. He brings this to the table of the Lord, and distributes it to those who seek it: to one person, to two, to five minas daily he distributes, and it never runs out. But we have heard that lending at interest is condemned in the Law, with Moses saying: You shall not lend at interest (Deuteronomy 23:19).

   “He is ever merciful, and lendeth,....

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10. Psalms 85:10

    Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

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    Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed. Mercy and truth have met. I see two things, which by coming together and meeting become one. Justice and peace have kissed. All this is fitted to the mystery of the Lord and Savior: this is the Son of God and of man, who is for us truth, mercy, peace, and justice, in whom the justice of the former people and the mercy of the latter are joined together into one peace. "For he himself," says the Apostle, "is our peace, who has made both one."

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11. Proverbs 3:3

    Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

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    “If you wish to fast according to the precept of the gospel, observe the evangelical laws on fasting in which the Savior commands this about fasting: "But if you fast, anoint your head and wash your face." But if you ask how "to wash your face," the apostle Paul teaches how "with uncovered face, you will contemplate the glory of the Lord and be transformed to this same image from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord." "Anoint even your head," but take care that it not be with the oil of sin.

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12. Proverbs 3:4

    Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

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    “And you will find grace and good discipline, etc. One finds grace and good discipline before God, who by continual practice of virtues merits from the Lord to become more perfect and better day by day; but also finds grace and good discipline before men, …

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13. Proverbs 11:17

    A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

    ›Commentary on Proverbs 11:171 voice

    Prayer rises up quickly to the ears of God when lifted up by the recommendation of [alms and fasting]. Since, as it has been written, "the merciful man benefits his own soul," nothing belongs to each individual more than what has been spent on one's neighbor. Part of those physical resources which are used to help the poor become transformed into eternal riches. Born from this generosity are funds which will not be able to be diminished through use nor damaged through decay. "Blessed are the merciful, for God will have mercy on them."

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14. Proverbs 12:10

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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    “But the compassion of the wicked is cruel. Who not only do not sympathize with those under them, but also, according to what the Lord says: Beat the male and female servants, saying, My master is delayed in coming (Luke XII).

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15. Proverbs 14:21

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

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    “He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth,....

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16. Proverbs 14:22

    Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

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    “Do they not err that devise evil?....

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