Bible Verses About Compassion for Becoming a Foster Parent

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

"The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them."

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering."

"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."

"LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart."

"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."

"The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him."

"In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity."

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction."

"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families."

"Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."

"And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me."

"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."