Bible Verse About Compassion

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,
    and their lips promote instruction.^[a]

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.    

~Proverbs 16:23-24

Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity^[a] and honor.

~Proverbs 21:21

Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

~Proverbs 11:17

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

~Ephesians 4:32

 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

~1Peter 3:8

^{So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.}

~Matthew 7:12

but let the one who boasts boast about this:
    that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
    justice and righteousness on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

~Jeremiah 9:24

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

~Luke 6:35

Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.

~Matthew 5:7

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

~Galatians 6:10

 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.

~Romans 11:22

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

~Romans 12:10

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

~Hebrews 13:2

Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

~Job 6:14

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly^[a] with your God.

~Micah 6:8

This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. ¹⁰ Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.

~Zechariah 7:9-10

The Lord is righteous in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.

~Psalm 145:17

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

~Galatians 5:22-23

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

~John 13:34

And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. ⁴¹ If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. ⁴² Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

~Matthew 5:40-43

Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

~Romans 2:4

“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

~Luke 6:27

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will reward them for what they have done.

~Proverbs 19:17

She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

~Proverbs 31:26

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ² then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. ³ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, ⁴ not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

~Philippians 2:1-4

Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again.

~Acts 20:25

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶ I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

~Matthew 25:34-36

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

~Romans 12:15

 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

~John 3:17

^{“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
    your walls are ever before me.}

~Isaiah 49:15-16

^{As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;}

~Psalm 103:13

 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.

~Hebrews 4:15

^{Though the mountains be shaken
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
    nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.}

~Isaiah 54:10

“I will strengthen Judah
    and save the tribes of Joseph.
I will restore them
    because I have compassion on them.
They will be as though
    I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God
    and I will answer them.

~Zechariah 10:6

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?

~Psalm 8:4

Start children off on the way they should go,
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

~Proverbs 22:6

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

~Galatians 6:2

 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹ A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. ³² So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴ He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out two denarii^[a] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

~Luke 10:30-35