Bible Verses about 'Kindness'

As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility… Colossians 3:12

As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Colossians 3:12	Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. humility gentleness patience
One who despairs should have the support of his friends even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14	To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. awe friendship neighbor

A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. Proverbs 19:22	What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. reliability money goodness
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:22-23	But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. law Spirit blessing
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor too. Proverbs 21:21	He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. love righteousness life
Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your kindness. Psalm 31:17	Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. blessing love salvation
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render fair judgments, and show kindness and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor. Do not plot evil in your heart against one another. Zechariah 7:9-10	Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’ evil righteousness neighbor
O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. Psalm 33:22	Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. trust reliability hope
For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. Psalm 57:11	For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. love reliability
When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. Psalm 94:18	If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. reliability love dependence
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. Psalm 103:8	The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. grace love patience
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is filled with his kindness. Psalm 33:5	He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. reliability love righteousness
O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, filled with kindness for all who cry to you. Psalm 86:5	For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. reliability love forgiveness
Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5	Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. gentleness nearness
And so does kindness, O Lord. You reward each person in accordance with his deeds. Psalm 62:13	Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. love reward
Rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn back to the Lord, your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and always prepared to relent from punishing. Joel 2:13	So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. heart grace love
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those who trust in his kindness. Psalm 33:18	Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. reliability God awe
In view of all this, you should make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with piety, and piety with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. 2 Peter 1:5-7	But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. faith goodness self-control
Do not let kindness and fidelity leave you; fasten them around your neck and inscribe them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will gain favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4	Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. love reward heart
Be mindful, O Lord, that mercy and kindness have been yours from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my many transgressions, but remember me in your kindness, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. Psalm 25:6-7	Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord. sin mercy goodness
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your kindness and faithfulness. Psalm 115:1	Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. love humility worship
O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. Psalm 40:12	Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. love reliability protection
The Lord has told you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8	He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? law righteousness humility
During the day the Lord grants his kindness, and at night his praise is with me, a prayer to the living God. Psalm 42:9	The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. love worship prayer
The Lord will fulfill his plan for me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands. Psalm 138:8	The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. reliability God safety