40 Bible Verses about pity
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You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
For he says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land," says the Lord, "but instead I will turn every last person over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from them."
My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you.
You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them."
(Samek) You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us; you killed without mercy.
You must destroy all the people whom the Lord your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.
My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that I am the Lord!
"Moreover I, the Lord, tell you: 'Do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal. Do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them. For I have stopped showing them my good favor, my love, and my compassion. I, the Lord, so affirm it!
For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.
While I listened, he said to the others, "Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone!
The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
Then the Lord became zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people.
I will have no pity on her children, because they are children conceived in adultery.
a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.
The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.
When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person's offspring, they will not look with pity on children.
But as for me, my eye will not pity them nor will I spare them; I hereby repay them for what they have done."
I was concerned for my holy reputation which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went.
It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us."
The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!'
But I will have pity on the nation of Judah. I will deliver them by the Lord their God; I will not deliver them by the warrior's bow, by sword, by military victory, by chariot horses, or by chariots."
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
From Thematic Bible
Pity » Not to be shown to offenders
You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
You must destroy all the people whom the Lord your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
If two men get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, then you must cut off her hand -- do not pity her.
Pity » Of God
Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job's endurance and you have seen the Lord's purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Pity » Instances of » The master of the unforgiving servant
Pity » Of jesus
As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
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Self Pity
Exodus 16:3The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to kill this whole assembly with hunger!"