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Bible Verses About Empathy
Find Bible verses about empathy — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about empathy?
The Bible addresses empathy with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.”
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Hebrews 4:15
“For we don't have a high priest who can't be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.”
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1 Corinthians 12:26
“When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”
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Deuteronomy 15:15
“You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing today.”
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Exodus 23:9
“"You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”
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2 Corinthians 11:29
“Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don't burn with indignation?”
John 11:33
“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,”
Job 30:25
“Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?”
Hebrews 13:3
“Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.”
Job 16:4
“I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,”
Isaiah 16:11
“Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.”
Proverbs 25:20
“As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.”
Lamentations 3:51
“My eye affects my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.”
Genesis 40:6
“Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.”
Jeremiah 8:21
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay has taken hold on me.”
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