A quality of God that shows deep, loving care and gentle kindness, like a mother for her children.
Key References
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
All Scripture References (15)
Exodus (1)
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Deuteronomy (1)
For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
2 Chronicles (1)
For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
Nehemiah (2)
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
Psalms (6)
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
Joel (1)
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
Jonah (1)
So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
Luke (1)
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
James (1)
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.