“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh” (Proverbs
11:17).
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7).
“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful” (Psalm 18:25).
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine
heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man” (Proverbs 3:3,
4).
“If the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge
again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be
righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God” (Deuteronomy 24:12, 13).