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Abrahamic Traditions
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)2:23
For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him.
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Book of MormonAlma 4:13
Now this was a great cause for lamentations among the people, while others were abasing themselves, succoring those who stood in need of their succor, such as imparting their substance to the poor and the needy, feeding the hungry, and suffering all manner of afflictions, for Christ’s sake, who should come according to the spirit of prophecy;
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Doctrine and Covenants45:27
And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
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King James Version (KJV)Luke 10:27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
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The Koran2:231
But when ye divorce women, and the time for sending them away is come, either retain them with generosity, or put them away with generosity: but retain them not by constraint so as to be unjust towards them. He who doth so, doth in fact injure himself. And make not the signs of God a jest; but remember God's favour toward you, and the Book and the Wisdom which He hath sent down to you for your warning, and fear God, and know that God's knowledge embraceth everything.
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Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)29:13
Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost.
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Book of MormonAlma 60:9
But behold, this is not all—ye have withheld your provisions from them, insomuch that many have fought and bled out their lives because of their great desires which they had for the welfare of this people; yea, and this they have done when they were about to perish with hunger, because of your exceedingly great neglect towards them.
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King James Version (KJV)Luke 3:11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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The Koran7:151
He said, "O Lord, forgive me and my brother, and bring us into thy mercy; for of those who shew mercy thou art the most merciful."
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Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)29:26
Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not.
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Book of MormonMosiah 18:28
And thus they should impart of their substance of their own free will and good desires towards God, and to those priests that stood in need, yea, and to every needy, naked soul.
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King James Version (KJV)Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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The Koran11:74
And when Abraham's fear had passed away, and these glad tidings had reached him, he pleaded with us for the people of Lot. Verily, Abraham was right kind, pitiful, relenting.
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Book of MormonMosiah 20:26
And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi, that they were without arms, they had compassion on them and were pacified towards them, and returned with their king in peace to their own land. And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him, and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni, he was astonished exceedingly, and said: Because this is all that thou hast desired, that I would release thy brethren, and suffer that my son Lamoni should retain his kingdom, behold, I will grant unto you that my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever; and I will govern him no more—
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King James Version (KJV)Matthew 19:19
Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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The Koran17:26
And to him who is of kin render his due, and also to the poor and to the wayfarer; yet waste not wastefully.
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Book of MormonMosiah 4:22
And if ye judge the man who putteth up his petition to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your substance, which doth not belong to you but to God, to whom also your life belongeth; and yet ye put up no petition, nor repent of the thing which thou hast done.
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King James Version (KJV)Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
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The Koran2:280
If any one find difficulty in discharging a debt, then let there be a delay until it be easy for him: but if ye remit it as alms it will be better for you, if ye knew it.
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Book of Mormon1 Nephi 7:21
And it came to pass that I did frankly forgive them all that they had done, and I did exhort them that they would pray unto the Lord their God for forgiveness. And it came to pass that they did so. And after they had done praying unto the Lord we did again travel on our journey towards the tent of our father.
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King James Version (KJV)Romans 12:10
[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
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The Koran23:118
And SAY: "O my Lord, pardon, and have mercy; for of those who show mercy, art thou the best."
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Book of Mormon3 Nephi 17:6
And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.
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King James Version (KJV)Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
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