Bible Verses About Love and Compassion
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for love and compassion, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 990 votes, led by John 13:34. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Love and Compassion
John 13:3476 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:763 votes
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Psalms 103:2-454 votes
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Romans 12:948 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Colossians 3:1242 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Proverbs 10:941 votes
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Psalms 97:1039 votes
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
1 Peter 3:836 votes
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
John 3:1633 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Corinthians 13:4-532 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Ephesians 6:428 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 4:3227 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
James 3:4-1625 votes
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
1 John 3:1725 votes
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Matthew 9:3621 votes
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Psalms 103:1320 votes
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Isaiah 30:1819 votes
And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Revelation 21:1119 votes
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
John 15:1-2718 votes
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Corinthians 1:3-417 votes
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Psalms 37:516 votes
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Lamentations 3:22-2315 votes
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Romans 12:1515 votes
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Psalms 86:1514 votes
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Galatians 5:22-2314 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
What does the Bible say about love and compassion?
Readers most often cite John 13:34 on the subject of love and compassion. Across 990 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 13:7, Psalms 103:2-4, Romans 12:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.