100 Bible Verses About Kindness

And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.

And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee.

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.