Quotes About Compassion

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.

Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.