Numbers 14:18

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].

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  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
  • Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
  • Ps 103:8 : 8 The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
  • Nah 1:2-3 : 2 ¶ God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies. 3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
  • Rom 3:24-26 : 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Eph 1:7-8 : 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
  • Deut 5:9 : 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
  • Jer 23:2 : 2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 34:6-7
    2 verses
    91%

    6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

    7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

  • Num 14:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

    20 ¶ And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

  • Ps 103:8-11
    4 verses
    80%

    8 The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

    9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.

    10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

    11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

  • Ps 145:8
    78%

    8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

  • Mic 7:18
    78%

    18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

  • Nah 1:3
    77%

    3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.

  • Ps 78:38
    76%

    38 But he, [being] full of compassion, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

  • Jer 32:18
    76%

    18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,

  • Deut 5:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

    10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

  • Exod 20:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

    6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

  • Num 14:17
    74%

    17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

  • Ps 86:15
    74%

    15 But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  • Ps 103:17
    73%

    17 But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

  • Deut 7:9
    72%

    9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

  • Lam 3:32
    71%

    32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • Neh 9:17
    71%

    17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

  • 2 Pet 3:9
    70%

    9 ¶ The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

  • Ps 109:14
    70%

    14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

  • Deut 4:31
    70%

    31 (For the LORD thy God [is] a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • Gen 15:16
    69%

    16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.

  • Isa 64:9
    69%

    9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.

  • Ps 130:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

    4 But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

  • Ps 111:4
    69%

    4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.

  • Neh 9:31
    69%

    31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou [art] a gracious and merciful God.

  • Ps 25:11
    69%

    11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.

  • 1 Kgs 8:50
    69%

    50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

  • Dan 9:9
    69%

    9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

  • Rom 2:4
    69%

    4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

  • Jer 14:20
    69%

    20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, [and] the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

  • Ps 105:8
    68%

    8 ¶ He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.

  • Ps 25:7
    68%

    7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

  • Isa 30:18
    68%

    18 ¶ 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.

  • Ps 116:5
    68%

    5 Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.

  • Ps 135:14
    68%

    14 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

  • Ps 86:5
    68%

    5 For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

  • Deut 23:8
    68%

    8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

  • Deut 13:17
    68%

    17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

  • Jer 3:12
    68%

    12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.

  • Deut 24:16
    68%

    16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

  • Exod 32:14
    68%

    14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

  • Exod 33:19
    68%

    19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.