Bible Cross References
merciful
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.
Psalm 112:5
Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.
Psalm 112:9
He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.
Deuteronomy 15:8-10
8
Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
9
Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
10
Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
Matthew 5:7
"Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!
Luke 6:35-38
35
No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
36
Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.
37
"Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.
38
Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands---all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."
his seed
Proverbs 20:7
Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.
Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.