And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because He has not failed in His mercy with the living and the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is our relative, and is one of our relations.

To the upright light has sprung up in darkness; he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.

The good man is he that pities and lends; he will direct his affairs with judgment.

He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

Mercy is a fruit to a man, and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

See how the just man has perished, and no one lays [it] to heart; and righteous men are taken away, and no one considers; for the righteous has been removed out of the way of injustice.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping to receive nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

And the natives were showing us extraordinary kindness; for having kindled a fire they accepted us all into [their] society, because of the rain which had begun, and because of the cold.

Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not puffed up;

And to whom you forgive anything, I also [forgive]; for if indeed I have forgiven anything, [the] one whom I have forgiven, [I have done so] for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also [do].

and with godliness brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

The Lord is good to those that wait [on Him]; and His compassions are over all His works.

A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle, but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

Indeed we count those blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you saw the end of the Lord--that He is compassionate and He is merciful.

Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.

Thus you shall say to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done you evil; and now pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him.

And they came to him and said, We, these [persons], are your servants.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

But since he had nothing with which to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

"And having compassion, the master of that servant released him, and forgave him the loan.

"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and kept begging him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.'

So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and they came and narrated to their master all that had taken place.

Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, as I also had compassion on you?'

Thus also My heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not forgive each [one] his brother their trespasses, from your hearts."

"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive, that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses."

"And judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one]."

And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day he returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

Therefore "If your enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for [by] doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head."

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest somehow such a person be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

And to whom you forgive anything, I also [forgive]; for if indeed I have forgiven anything, [the] one whom I have forgiven, [I have done so] for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also [do].

Finally, all [of you] be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

not rendering evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called for this purpose, that you may inherit a blessing.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name.