mercy, merciful

Definition:

The terms "mercy" and "merciful" refer to helping people who are in need, especially when they are in a lowly or humbled condition.

The term "mercy" can also include the meaning of not punishing people for something they have done wrong.
A powerful person such as a king is described as "merciful" when he treats people kindly instead of harming them.
Being merciful also means to forgive someone who has done something wrong against us.
We show mercy when we help people who are in great need.
God is merciful to us, and he wants us to be merciful to others.

Depending on the context, "mercy" could be translated as, "kindness" or "compassion" or "pity."
The term "merciful" could be translated as, "showing pity" or "being kind to" or "forgiving."
To "show mercy to" or "have mercy on" could be translated as, "treat kindly" or "be compassionate toward."

19:16 They (the prophets) all told the people to stop worshiping idols and to start showing justice and mercy to others.
19:17 He (Jeremiah) sank down into the mud that was in the bottom of the well, but then the king had mercy on him and ordered his servants to pull Jeremiah out of the well before he died.
20:12 The Persian Empire was strong but merciful to the people it conquered.
27:11 Then Jesus asked the law expert, "What do you think? Which one of the three men was a neighbor to the man who was robbed and beaten?" He replied, "The one who was merciful to him."
32:11 But Jesus said to him, "No, I want you to go home and tell your friends and family about everything that God has done for you and how he has had mercy on you."
34:09"But the tax collector stood far away from the religious ruler, did not even look up to heaven. Instead, he pounded on his chest and prayed, 'God, please be merciful to me because I am a sinner.'"