Bible Verses About Kindness

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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?

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell , severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

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

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.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor , happy is he.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.