Genesis 6:6
6:6 The
Lord regretted
that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.
Exodus 32:14
32:14 Then the
Lord relented over the evil that he had said he would do to his people.
Jude 1:18
1:18 For they said to you, “In the end time there will come
scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”
Jude 1:16
1:16 These people are grumblers and
fault-finders who go
wherever their desires lead them,
and they give bombastic speeches,
enchanting folks
for their own gain.
Psalms 78:38
78:38 Yet he is compassionate.
He forgives sin and does not destroy.
He often holds back his anger,
and does not stir up his fury.
Jeremiah 18:7-10
18:7 There are times, Jeremiah,
when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.
18:8 But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong,
I will cancel the destruction
I intended to do to it.
18:9 And there are times when I promise to build up and establish
a nation or kingdom.
18:10 But if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me, then I will cancel the good I promised to do to it.
Jonah 4:2
4:2 He prayed to the
Lord and said, “Oh,
Lord, this is just what I thought
would happen
when I was in my own country.
This is what I tried to prevent
by attempting to escape to Tarshish!
– because I knew
that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger
and abounding
in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.