Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!" And Naomi said to her, "This man [is] a relation of ours, one of our close relatives."

Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; [He is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.

He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.

What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

The righteous perishes, And no man takes [it] to heart; Merciful men [are] taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.

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

And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

[Be] kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;

Love suffers long [and] is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

Now whom you forgive anything, I also [forgive.] For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

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

Therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also [must do.]

to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

The LORD [is] good to all, And His tender mercies [are] over all His works.

A righteous [man] regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

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

Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end [intended by] the Lord -- that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

'Thus you shall say to Joseph: "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you." ' Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, "Behold, we [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 as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

"Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

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

"So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.

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

"So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."

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

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

" Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us 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 returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on 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 perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

Now whom you forgive anything, I also [forgive.] For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

Therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also [must do.]

Finally, all [of you be] of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, [be] tenderhearted, [be] courteous;

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, 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 write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.