Numbers 14:18

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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 thugh the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a ppitiation thugh faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, thugh 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 thugh 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%

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

    7Keeping 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%

    19Pardon, 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.

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

  • Ps 103:8-11
    4 verses
    80%

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 145:8
    78%

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

  • Mic 7:18
    78%

    18Who 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%

    3The 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%

    38But 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%

    18Thou 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%

    9Thou 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,

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

  • Exod 20:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Thou 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;

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

  • Num 14:17
    74%

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

  • Ps 86:15
    74%

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

  • Ps 103:17
    73%

    17But 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%

    9Know 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%

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

  • Neh 9:17
    71%

    17And refused to obey, ither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but harded their cks, 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 kindss, and forsookest them not.

  • 2 Pet 3:9
    70%

    9The 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%

    14Let 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 stroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • Gen 15:16
    69%

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

  • Isa 64:9
    69%

    9Be 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%

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

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

  • Ps 111:4
    69%

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

  • Neh 9:31
    69%

    31vertheless 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%

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:50
    69%

    50And 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%

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

  • Rom 2:4
    69%

    4Or 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%

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

  • Ps 105:8
    68%

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

  • Ps 25:7
    68%

    7Remember 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%

    18And 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%

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

  • Ps 135:14
    68%

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

  • Ps 86:5
    68%

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

  • Deut 23:8
    68%

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

  • Deut 13:17
    68%

    17And 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%

    12Go 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%

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

  • Exod 32:14
    68%

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

  • Exod 33:19
    68%

    19And 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.