Kindness
51 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- Ahab to Ben-Hadad
- Centurion to his Servant
- David to Mephibosheth
- Elisha to the Woman Whose Son he Restored to Life
- Evil-Merodach to Jehoiachin
- Felix to Paul
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Jehoshabeath to Joash
- Joab to Absalom
- John to Mary
- Joseph to Mary
- Julius to Paul
- Mordecai to Esther
- Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah
- Onesiphorus to Paul
- Pharaoh to Jacob
- Pharaoh's Daughter to Moses
- Rahab to the Spies
- The Jews to Mary and Martha
- The Jews to the People
Ahab to Ben-Hadad
- 1 Kings 20:32–34 So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” …
Centurion to his Servant
- Luke 7:2–6 There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. …
David to Mephibosheth
- 2 Samuel 9:1–13 Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?” …
Elisha to the Woman Whose Son he Restored to Life
- 2 Kings 8:1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”
Evil-Merodach to Jehoiachin
- 2 Kings 25:28–30 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. …
Felix to Paul
- Acts 24:23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
General Scriptures Concerning
- Leviticus 19:34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 22:1–4 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother. …
- Psalm 112:5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Proverbs 19:22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
- Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
- Isaiah 11:13 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Zechariah 7:9–10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. …
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Matthew 25:34–36 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. …
- Luke 6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
- Luke 6:34–35 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. …
- Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Romans 15:1–2 We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. …
- Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. …
- Galatians 6:1–2 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. …
- Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
- 1 Timothy 5:9–10 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, …
- Hebrews 5:2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
- 1 Peter 3:8–9 Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. …
- 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- 2 Peter 1:7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
- 1 John 3:17–18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? …
Jehoshabeath to Joash
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of …
Joab to Absalom
- 2 Samuel 14:1–24 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. …
John to Mary
- John 19:27 Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
Joseph to Mary
- Matthew 1:19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Julius to Paul
- Acts 27:3 The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
- Acts 27:43 But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
Mordecai to Esther
- Esther 2:7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai …
Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 39:11–12 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, …
Onesiphorus to Paul
- 2 Timothy 1:16–18 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains. …
Pharaoh to Jacob
- Genesis 45:16–20 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. …
- Genesis 47:5–6 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, …
Pharaoh's Daughter to Moses
- Exodus 2:6–10 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.” …
Rahab to the Spies
- Joshua 2:6–16 (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.) …
The Jews to Mary and Martha
- John 11:19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
- John 11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
The Jews to the People
- Nehemiah 5:8–19 and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say. …
Related topics
Absalom is Permitted by David to Return to JerusalemObsequiousnessParables of the Woman of Tekoa
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.