1. BE MERCIFUL
JOB 31:13-23

2. Man’s Respect for Mercy
19:22 What is desired in a man is kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
21:13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard. 28:27

3. Giving vs. Taking
14:31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
21:25-26 The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not spare.
29:7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor, but the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

4. God and Mercy 17:5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker
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17:5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker
19:7 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.
22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.
28:3,28; Eccl. 2:26

5. God and Mercy
24:11-12 Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, "Surely we did not know this,” does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds? 29:7
Even enemies 25:21-22; Rom. 12:17-21
Even animals 12:10

6. God and Mercy
16:6 In mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity; and by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
17:9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
MERCY + TRUTH  LIFE, HONOR, FAVOR 21:21; 3:3-4 from God and Man
Obey truth and receive God’s mercy