Matthew 5:7

A Conservative Version

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:32

And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

2 Samuel 22:26

With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.

Psalm 18:25

With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.

James 2:13

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as chosen men of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, longsuffering,

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

Micah 6:8

He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

1 Peter 2:10

Men formerly not a people, but now are a people of God. Men who had not obtained mercy, but who now have obtained mercy.

Mark 11:25

And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any man, so that also your Father in the heavens will forgive you your trespasses.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

Hosea 2:1

Say ye to your brothers, Ammi, and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Psalm 112:9

He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.

Psalm 112:4

To the upright there arises light in the darkness. [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

Psalm 37:26

All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.

1 Timothy 1:13

the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from Lord to be trustworthy.

1 Timothy 1:16

But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

Hosea 2:23

And I will sow her to me in the earth. And I will have mercy upon her who had not obtained mercy. And I will say to those who were not my people, Thou are my people, and they shall say, My God.

Hosea 1:6

And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And [LORD] said to him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart. And merciful men are taken away; none considering that the righteous man is taken away from the evil [to come].

2 Corinthians 4:1

Because of this (having this ministry), in as much as we received mercy, we do not become discouraged.

Romans 11:30

For as ye once were also disobedient to God, but now have received mercy at the disobedience of these,

2 Samuel 17:28

brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and roasted [grain], and beans, and lentils, and roasted [pulse],

Proverbs 11:25

The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.