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Kindness
Kindness is a Spirit-produced virtue marked by compassion, generosity, and moral goodness, expressed in practical actions to bless and build others—especially when they cannot repay you. It reflects God’s own nature and is motivated by love, not self-interest.
From Scripture, kindness is:
● Rooted in God’s character – “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us…” (Titus 3:4–5). God’s kindness is gracious, merciful, and undeserved.
● Empowered by the Spirit – It is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23), meaning it flows from a heart transformed by God.
● Active and practical – “Do not merely look out for your own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4). In the Bible, kindness is shown in deeds —feeding the hungry, encouraging the weary, forgiving offenses.
● Unconditional and merciful – Jesus calls us to “love your enemies, do good to them… and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked” (Luke 6:35).
Below are some scriptures related to Kindness:
Acts 14:17
Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.
Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Peter 3:8-9
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Luke 6:35
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Peter 3:8-9
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
Ephesians 2:7
So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 12:10
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.Corinthians: 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him, shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 4:7 - 9
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
John 15:12
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
John 3:1
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Romans 13:8
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.
Luke 6: 27-28
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”
Matthew 22:36 -40
Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Corinthians 16:14
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Hebrew 13:16
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Galatians 6:2
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
1 Peter 5 4:10
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
Galatians 5:13-14
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
James 2:14-17
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Romans 12:13
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
Isaiah 58:10
If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
1 John 3:17-18
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.Acts 20:35
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. ”
2 Corinthians 8:7
Just as you excel in everything- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in his grace of giving.
Romans 12:10
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them “ Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, “ and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is it?
Deuteronomy 15:7 - 8
If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be.
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Romans 12:10
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them “ Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, “ and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is it?
Proverbs 22:9
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Deuteronomy 15:10
You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce
Timothy 6-17-19
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Deuteronomy 8:18
Remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
Deuteronomy 17:16-17
No man should appear before the LORD empty-handed. Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you.
John 3:17
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
Timothy 5:17-18
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”
Deuteronomy 15-10
You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
Romans 12:13
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Matthew 6:19-21
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Corinthians 9:6-7
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Corinthians 9:6-7
Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.
Corinthians 8:3
For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Corinthians 8:7
Just as you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-- see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
Leviticus 25:36-37
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
Proverbs 16:32
Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city.
Romans 15:1
We who are powerful need to be patient with the weakness of those who don’t have power, and not please ourselves.
Timothy 4:2
Preach the word. Be ready to do it whether it is convenient or inconvenient. Correct, confront, and encourage with patience and instruction.
Timothy 1:16
But this is why I was shown mercy, so that Christ Jesus could show his endless patience to me first of all. So I'm an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
Galatians 5:22 -23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Colossians 1:10-11
We're praying this so that you can live lives that are worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him in every way: by producing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God; by being strengthened through his glorious might so that you endure everything and have patience.
Esdras 7:134
He shows patience to those who have sinned, since they are his own creation.
Corinthians 5:22 -23
Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant.
Philippians 4:6
Don't be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks.
Romans 12;12
Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer.
Galatians 6:9
Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up.
Ephesians 4:2
Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love.
Proverbs 15:18
Hotheads stir up conflict, but patient people calm down strife.
Galatians 6:9
Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up.
Lamentations 3:25-27
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the person who seeks him. It's good to wait in silence for the Lord's deliverance. It's good for a man to carry a yoke in his youth.
