Matthew 5:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

Came with beds and basins and pots, and grain and meal, and all sorts of dry foods,

2 Samuel 22:26

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Psalm 112:4

For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

Psalm 112:9

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

Psalm 18:25

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Psalm 37:26

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Proverbs 11:17

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

Proverbs 11:25

He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

Proverbs 14:21

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Isaiah 57:1

The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

Daniel 4:27

For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.

Hosea 1:6

And after that she gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said, Give her the name Lo-ruhamah; for I will not again have mercy on Israel, to give them forgiveness.

Hosea 2:1

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

Hosea 2:23

And I will put her as seed in the earth, and I will have mercy on her to whom no mercy was given; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people, and they will say, My God.

Micah 6:8

He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.

Mark 11:25

And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 6:35

But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

Romans 11:30

For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

2 Corinthians 4:1

For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

Colossians 3:12

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

1 Timothy 1:13

Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

1 Timothy 1:16

But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

Hebrews 4:16

Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

James 2:13

For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

1 Peter 2:10

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.