Bible Verses about 'Kindness'
| Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. | As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. |
| To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | Those who withhold kindness from a friend forsake the fear of the Almighty. |
| What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. |
| But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. | By 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. |
| 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. | For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. |
| He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. |
| 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. | Rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. |
| “For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you. | For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. |
| 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.’ | Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. |
| 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? | He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
| Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. | Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. |
| Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
| The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. | The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. |
| If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. | When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
| For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. | For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. |
| He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
| Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. | And steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. |
| Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. | Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
| For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. | For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. |
| 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. | Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people. |
| 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. | Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O Lord! |
| Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. | Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. |
| Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. | Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever. |
| 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. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. |
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