Kindness

Kindness is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on kindness toward others, God's kindness, kindness in Proverbs, and kindness to enemies.

Kindness toward others

• Ephesians 4:32
  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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• Colossians 3:12
  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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• 1 Corinthians 13:4
  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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• Micah 6:8
  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?
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Listed among virtues

• Galatians 5:22-23
  ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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• 2 Peter 1:5-7
  ⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; ⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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God's kindness

• Titus 3:4-5
  ⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, ⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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• Romans 2:4
  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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• Ephesians 2:7
  That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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• Lamentations 3:22-23
  ²²It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. ²³They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
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In Proverbs

• Proverbs 11:17
  The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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• Proverbs 19:17
  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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• Proverbs 31:26
  She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
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Kindness to enemies

• Luke 6:35
  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.
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• Romans 12:20
  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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• Proverbs 25:21
  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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See also

• Love
• Hospitality
• Service

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.