The Good Book says we are to be “kind and compassionate with one another.” Sometimes that’s easier said than done! Certain things pop up in life that can test your patience and alter your mood. You may have a strained relationship with a family member or a friend, a conflict at work, or come across something a stranger does that triggers you. (Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone drove exactly the way we do—car horns would become a thing of the past!) Needless to say, sometimes we forget that showing kindness takes practice—because we’re only human, it doesn’t always come naturally. We’ve gathered some Bible verses about kindness to remind us that showing love toward others benefits everybody. It’s all about channeling the love God gives us to those around us.
Don’t worry if kindness doesn’t come easy to you. We’ve got you covered with these Bible verses about patience to remind you that with a little time and meditating on these Bible verses about prayer, kindness can become second nature.
If you’re looking for ways to spread kindness and joy to your neighbors, friends, family, co-workers and even strangers, take them a meal from one of these casserole dinner recipes. Attach a note to it with one of these happy life quotes or Bible verses about love.
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Acts 14:17
“ '… Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.’ ”
2
1 Corinthians 13:4
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.”
3
Ephesians 4:32
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
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Luke 6:35
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.”
5
Colossians 3:12-13
“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
6
Proverbs 31:26
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
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Proverbs 19:17
“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.”
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Galatians 6:10
“So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.”
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1 Peter 3:8-9
“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.”
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Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
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1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
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Acts 20:35
“In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
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Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”
15
Ephesians 2:7
“…so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
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Romans 12:10
“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
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Zechariah 7:10
“Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”
18
Psalm 112:5
“It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.”
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Luke 6:30
“Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.”
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Leviticus 19:34
“You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
