Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Cross References (34)

  • Ephesians 4:32 (68)

    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

  • Matthew 6:14–15 (55)

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

  • 2 Samuel 22:26 (49)

    To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

  • Matthew 18:33–35 (43)

    Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

  • Psalms 18:25 (38)

    To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

  • James 2:13 (31)

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • James 3:17 (28)

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,

  • Colossians 3:12 (27)

    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentl

  • Micah 6:8 (23)

    He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to wa

  • Luke 6:35 (21)

    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, a

  • Proverbs 19:17 (18)

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  • Hebrews 6:10 (17)

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to t

  • Daniel 4:27 (17)

    Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your ini

  • Proverbs 11:17 (15)

    A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

  • Hebrews 4:16 (15)

    Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our

  • Psalms 41:1–4 (15)

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day o

  • Proverbs 14:21 (14)

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

  • Mark 11:25 (13)

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive

  • 1 Peter 2:10 (13)

    Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have receive

  • Psalms 37:26 (11)

    They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

  • Hosea 2:1 (11)

    “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’

  • Isaiah 58:6–12 (11)

    Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the op

  • Psalms 112:9 (10)

    He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

  • Psalms 112:4 (10)

    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

  • 2 Timothy 1:16–18 (9)

    May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chai

  • 1 Timothy 1:13 (9)

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was s

  • 1 Corinthians 7:25 (8)

    Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

  • 1 Timothy 1:16 (8)

    But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect

  • Job 31:16–22 (8)

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

  • Hosea 1:6 (7)

    Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no long

  • Isaiah 57:1 (7)

    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous

  • Hosea 2:23 (7)

    And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not

  • Romans 11:30 (4)

    Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

  • 2 Corinthians 4:1 (3)

    Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.