41 Bible Verses about Kindness Anyone Can Use (Powerful Scriptures)

We hope that you have been having a great day. Today we're going to share some Bible verses on being kind to others as a Christian. 

We know that the scriptures encourage us as believers to be kind and show the compassion of the Lord. 

That's why our bible verses about kindness and compassion below feature how to be humble, loving, respectful, compassionate, and forgiving, always being mindful of the kindness of God.  

For God's kindness is overwhelming towards us for even while we were yet sinners, the man Christ Jesus died for us.

What Are Good Bible Verses On Kindness And Gentleness?

Ephesians 4:32

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

Matthew 7:12

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Acts 14:17

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

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Galatians 5:13

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Psalm 31:21-22

Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

What are Inspiring Scriptures About Being Kind And Humble?

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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.

Luke 6:31

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Ephesians 4:29

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.

Proverbs 11:17

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

Bible Verses About Showing Kindness As A Christian To Others

2 Peter 1:5-8

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 28:2

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.

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

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Galatians 6:9-10

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

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?

Proverbs 14:21

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

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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Acts 4:9

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Galatians 5:22-23

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

Acts 9:36

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

What are Encouraging Scriptures About Being Kind To Others

Proverbs 31:26

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

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

1 Samuel 20:14-15

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

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.

Proverbs 21:21

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

1 Chronicles 19:2

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.

Children's Bible Verses About Showing Kindness and Goodness

Matthew 5:24

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Ruth 2:12

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

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.

What Are Inspiring Scriptures About Being Kind To Others?

Psalm 31:21

Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

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?

Zechariah 7:9-10

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Bible Verses About How To Show Kindness As A Christian

1 John 3:18

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

Deuteronomy 24:19

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Philippians 2:1-10

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death…

Matthew 6:1-4

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Kindness is what God showed us in Christ Jesus

We know that God placed the penalty that was supposed to be for us upon the Lord Jesus Christ.

And now we are able to walk free in the righteousness of God according to the Scriptures. Glory to God!

Our Bible Verses About Kindness and Goodness

These Bible verses about kindness are going to be long and some of them are going to be short. They're taken from both the Old Testament and the New Testament with the hope and prayer that the Lord will use them to show you how to live with other people to His glory.

The Lord Jesus, in fact, encourages us to love one another as He has loved us. 

And we know that this love He demonstrated He did by doing what The Father said, by laying down His life. Would you lay down your life with someone else? Would you display brotherly kindness to your neighbor? 

The Power To Be Kind Comes From Being Led By The Holy Spirit

Will you be led by the Holy Spirit in your actions? Will you show great kindness to those who are undeserving of it? Will you demonstrate merciful kindness to those who are indeed merciless? Will you show the kind of love and compassion that the Lord in the Old Testament and the New Testament demonstrated?

Will you with your whole heart display the kindness that God's chosen ones, in fact, are commanded to show? God's goodness, Scripture says, leads sinners to repentance.

You Might Never Know How Transformative Kindness Can Be

We don't know what act of kindness, compassion or goodness will lead someone to really take inventory of their lives and say I can't continue living the way that I have been. But, what we do know is that the Lord extended His tender mercy to us. And so we are to extend unusual kindness and mercy to others. The scriptures talk about gentleness and faithfulness and all these aspects of the fruit of the Spirit.

May we show the gentleness and kindness of God, for we know that it is because of His great compassion that we have life everlasting.

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