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Is pleasing to God
Psalms 111:5. Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and
lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:
Is a fruit of the Holy Spirit
Proverbs 14:21. He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that
sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in
the Lord, loveth mercy.
Is a virtue to be practiced
Colossians 3:12. Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty,
patience:
Is shown by God
Luke 6:36. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Exodus 20:2, 6. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage...shewing mercy unto
thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9. And thou shalt know that the Lord thy God, he is a
strong and faithful God, keeping his covenant and mercy to them
that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, unto a
thousand generations:
God's mercy is eternal
1 Paralipomenon 16:34. Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for
his mercy endureth for ever.
Has its reward
Matthew 5:7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 10:41-42. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a
prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth
a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a
just man. And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little
ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say
to you he shall not lose his reward.