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Bible Verses About Kindness

Verses about showing compassion, tenderness, and the fruit of the Spirit in everyday life.

Kindness is one of the fruits of the Spirit — not a personality trait you either have or don't, but something that grows in you as you walk with God. These verses about kindness cover how God is kind to us and how we are called to be kind to one another. Micah 6:8 sets the bar high but simply: love mercy, do justice, walk humbly. Ephesians 4:32 links kindness directly to the forgiveness we have received. When kindness feels hard, go back to the source — God's tenderness toward you is inexhaustible.

Daily Bread
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22–23

Meditation Guide

Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.

More Verses for Kindness

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

Ephesians 4:32

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?

Micah 6:8

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

Proverbs 11:17

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

Colossians 3:12

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

Proverbs 19:17

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:7

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:16

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

James 3:17

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Philippians 2:3

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 13:4-7

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Zechariah 7:9

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

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

Romans 12:10

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