"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
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If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
`Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.