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Want to know what the Bible says about Compassion? Here are 101 Bible verses about Compassion from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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James 5:11 NIV
As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
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Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
    before you were born I set you apart;
    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
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Psalm 103:8 NIV
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
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Psalm 112:4 NIV
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
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Mark 1:41 NIV
Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
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Deuteronomy 30:3 NIV
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.
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Exodus 2:6 NIV
She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
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Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Psalm 145:8 NIV
The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
    slow to anger and rich in love.
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Exodus 22:27 NIV
because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
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Matthew 5:9 NIV
Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
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Deuteronomy 13:17 NIV
and none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors—
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Mark 8:2 NIV
“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
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Zechariah 7:10 NIV
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
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Job 6:14 NIV
“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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Zechariah 7:8-10 NIV
8 And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: 9 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
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Zechariah 7:9 NIV
“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.
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