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Bible Verses About Kindness

Scriptures on demonstrating Christ-like compassion.

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Demonstrating compassion is the gospel made visible in our everyday interactions with others. By extending the same gentleness and mercy that God has shown us, we point a thirsty world toward the eternal Living Water. Through these acts of love, we reflect His character and strengthen our own faith in the process. May you find fresh inspiration to be His hands and feet in a world that needs hope.

Key Passages

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

"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"

"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"

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"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."

"But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."

"She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness."

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"

"Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?"

"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?"

"For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD."

"Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:"

"The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh."

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

1 Corinthians 13:4-1 Corinthians 13:7 (KJV)

"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again."

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."

"As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"

"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;"

"But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:"

"Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?"

"Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon."

"And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day."

"And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him."

"Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them."

"Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life."

"Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant."

"For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee."

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